Originally a covers band playing ballsy renditions of songs like 'Sorry', 'I Need to Know', 'Turn Up Your Radio' and of course their trademark 'Spicks & Specks' they soon developed a large repertoire of catchy originals.
In late 1979 drummer Steve Brabeck resigned and Phil Edwards took his place. After breaking up in July 1981 three of the founding members, the Rooney brothers John & Michael and Tom Watson, reformed with drummer Greg Ohlback & Guilio Mariani in November 1981. By February 1982 Greg & Guilio had left and Phil Edwards returned to play drums. In March 1982 they recorded their first single which was released in July. The double A side single Don't Feel Safe/Last Kiss rapidly sold the 1,000 copies which were pressed. In September 1982 Down Around the Corner was released on the 2UW Homegrown album and in June 1983 this was followed up by another single Ambition backed with Tonight. Down Around the Corner was then released on a Waterfront Records promotional EP in late June 1983.
After several years of intense gigging the band broke up again in February 1984 leaving behind numerous demo tapes and other recordings which to date have not been released.
In 1989 the band reformed with Dale Steedman replacing an unavailable Michael Rooney on bass and Anthony Bautovich rejoining on 2nd guitar. They released The Spell backed with Last Chance on Regular Records and in 1994 the Lonely Hearts called it quits.
Good Intentions
Lonely Hearts Lyrics
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Don't hate yourself on my account
'Cause I ain't gonna be around that long
And there's no shame in showing how you feel
Honey, it could take a million years
To see where we went wrong
Who feels the way
In a world of aggression and depression
We're the same
So will you come to me?
And I will come to you
To see that we don't work together
And when you come to me
I always come to you
'Cause we were meant to ruin each other
Good intentions flew right out the door
When our troubles hit the floor
I guess we were just young like that
Substitutions of the cheaper kind
Honey, you can keep in mind
All the sins on my behalf
I'm okay 'cause I'm not the only one
Who feels this way
In a world of aggression and depression
We're the same
So will you come to me?
And I will come to you
To see that we don't work together
And when you come to me
I always come to you
'Cause we were meant to ruin each other's lives
And you found your way to be happy
And as of yet, I've not found mine
So won't you head on down
Back across that Texas line
So will you come to me?
And I will come to you
To see that we don't work together
And when you come to me
I always come to you
'Cause we were meant to ruin each other
We were meant to ruin each other
We were meant to ruin each other's lives
The song "Good Intentions" by Lonely Hearts explores the complexities of a failed relationship. The first verse highlights the singer's experience of being in similar situations before and reassuring the other person that they shouldn't blame themselves for the breakup. The pre-chorus acknowledges that it might take years to figure out what went wrong, but both parties are still okay as they are not the only ones going through this kind of experience. The chorus speaks of the inevitability of their destructive relationship, reflecting the title of the song "Good Intentions," which suggests that both parties meant to do good but their good intentions flew out the door when troubles hit the floor. The song uses the symbolism of the Texas line to represent a barrier that separates the two, suggesting that they should go their separate ways since they have not found their own happiness together.
Lyrically, this song is dense with emotion and the complex effects of a self-destructive relationship. It portrays a bittersweet feeling of knowing that things are not working out but still wanting to stay together. The songwriting and lyrics highlight the inevitability of the relationship being destined to fail and the loneliness that comes after.
Line by Line Meaning
This ain't the first time that I've been around
I'm not a newbie here, I know what I'm doing.
Don't hate yourself on my account
Don't worry about me, I'm good.
'Cause I ain't gonna be around that long
I won't be here for too long, so don't get too attached.
And there's no shame in showing how you feel
It's okay to express your emotions openly.
Honey, it could take a million years
It may take a while, but that's alright.
To see where we went wrong
We need time to figure out what went awry.
But I'm okay 'cause I'm not the only one
I'm not alone in feeling like this.
Who feels the way
Others are experiencing similar emotions.
In a world of aggression and depression
We live in a harsh, depressing world.
We're the same
We're not so different from each other.
So will you come to me?
Can we talk about this?
And I will come to you
I'm happy to listen and learn from you.
To see that we don't work together
We need to realize that we're not compatible.
And when you come to me
When you need me to be there for you.
I always come to you
I'll always be there for you too.
'Cause we were meant to ruin each other
We're not good for each other, but we can't stay way either.
Good intentions flew right out the door
We didn't stick to our plan and messed things up.
When our troubles hit the floor
When things got tough and we were in the shit.
I guess we were just young like that
We were naive and inexperienced, just young and foolish.
Substitutions of the cheaper kind
We tried to find cheap and easy fixes, but they didn't work.
Honey, you can keep in mind
Keep this in your thoughts.
All the sins on my behalf
I take the blame for all the wrong things I've done.
And you found your way to be happy
You've moved on and found happiness.
And as of yet, I've not found mine
I'm still searching for my own happiness.
So won't you head on down
Please leave, go away.
Back across that Texas line
Go away, back to where you came from.
We were meant to ruin each other
We're not good for each other, but we can't stay away either.
We were meant to ruin each other's lives
Our lives have been destroyed by our being together.
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