It's The Same Old Song
Martha Reeves Lyrics


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Sweet as a honey bee but like a honey bee stings,
you've gone and left my heart in pain.
All you left is our favorite song, the one we danced to all night long.
It used to bring sweet memories of a tender love that used to be,
now it's the same old song but with a diff'rent meaning
since-a you been gone.
Now it's the same, same old song,
but with a diff'rent meaning since-a you been gone.

Fool am I to hear a old love song.
And wanna cry but the melody keeps haunting me
reminding me how in love we used to be.
Keep hearing the part that used to touch our heart saying together forever.
Breaking up never, it's the same old song but with a diff'rent meaning
since-a you been gone.
Now it's the same, same old song,
but with a diff'rent meaning since-a you been gone.

Precious memories keep-a lingering on,
ev'rytime I hear our favorite song, now you're gone, left this emptiness,
I only reminisce.
The happiness we spent, we used to dance to the music
make romance to the music,
now it's the same old song but with a diff'rent meaning
since-a you been gone.
Now it's the same, same old song,
but with a diff'rent meaning since-a you been gone.
Oh I can't bear to hear it,




it's the same old song but with a diff'rent meaning since you been gone;
it's the same old song but with a diff'rent meaning since you been gone;

Overall Meaning

Martha Reeves's "It's the Same Old Song" is a poignant and gut-wrenching song about lost love and the memories that still linger. The honey bee metaphor used in the opening line describes her ex-lover's trickery. Although sweet at first, he ended up stinging her, leaving behind just their favourite song that used to bring sweet memories of a tender love that is now gone. The lyrics show how even familiar songs can take on an entirely new meaning once someone leaves. The singer is tortured by the melody that was once precious, but now only haunts her as a painful reminder of what she has lost. The chorus repeats, emphasizing that although the song is the same, the meaning has changed since her lover left.


Reeves's emotional delivery draws out the complex emotions of the lyrics, creating an unforgettable sense of loss and the lingering pain that comes after a relationship ends. The song's power comes in its universal quality that speaks to anyone who has experienced heartbreak. The song's message is clear: nothing is the same when love ends, even a familiar melody.


Line by Line Meaning

Sweet as a honey bee but like a honey bee stings, you've gone and left my heart in pain.
You were once sweet, like a honey bee, but now you have left me with a stinging pain in my heart.


All you left is our favorite song, the one we danced to all night long.
The only thing you left me with is the song that we used to dance to all night long.


It used to bring sweet memories of a tender love that used to be, now it's the same old song but with a diff'rent meaning since-a you been gone.
The song used to remind me of our sweet and tender love, but now that you're gone, it has a different, sad meaning.


Now it's the same, same old song, but with a diff'rent meaning since-a you been gone.
The song that used to be sweet and romantic is now the same, but with a sad and lonely meaning now that you're gone.


Fool am I to hear a old love song. And wanna cry but the melody keeps haunting me reminding me how in love we used to be.
I feel foolish for listening to an old love song and wanting to cry, but the melody reminds me of how in love we used to be.


Keep hearing the part that used to touch our heart saying together forever. Breaking up never, it's the same old song but with a diff'rent meaning since-a you been gone.
The part of the song that used to touch our hearts talked about being together forever and never breaking up. Now it's the same old song, but with a sad meaning since you left.


Precious memories keep-a lingering on, ev'rytime I hear our favorite song, now you're gone, left this emptiness, I only reminisce.
Every time I hear our favorite song, I am reminded of precious memories that linger on, but now that you're gone, I am left with a feeling of emptiness and only reminisce.


The happiness we spent, we used to dance to the music make romance to the music, now it's the same old song but with a diff'rent meaning since-a you been gone.
We used to dance and make romance to this song, and it brought us happiness. Now it's the same old song, but with a sad meaning since you're no longer with me.


Oh I can't bear to hear it, it's the same old song but with a diff'rent meaning since you been gone; it's the same old song but with a diff'rent meaning since you been gone;
I can't bear to hear the song because it's the same old one, but with a sad and different meaning since you've been gone.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: EDWARD JR. HOLLAND, LAMONT DOZIER, BRIAN HOLLAND

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@MrPeclo

Excellent. Martha Reeves.

@WaltEb

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Very Nice!

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