All My Love
McCrae Gwen Lyrics

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Got no reason now for goin' home
All my reason's now, she's gone
Got no one there to talk to and even though I know I ought to
Got no reason now for goin' home

Once I had every reason a man could want
For goin' home and makin' love, but now I don't
So I end up in here each night sittin' and thinkin'

Missin' her, hurtin' so, and drinkin'

Got no reason now for goin' home
All my reason's now, she's gone
Got no one there to talk to and even though I know I ought to
Got no reason now for goin' home

It's so hard now just knowin' there's another
That she's out with him, knowin' that I love her
So I end up in here each night, sitting' and thinkin'
Missin' her, hatin' him, and drinkin'

Got no reason now for goin' home
All my reason's now, she's gone

Got no one there to talk to and even though I know I ought to
Got no reason now for goin' home

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Gwen McCrae's song "All This Love I'm Giving" conveys a sense of despair and hopelessness that arises from the end of a relationship. The song revolves around the fact that the singer has lost all the reasons to go home since his lover has left him. The first verse describes the aftermath of the breakup when the singer is left alone with no one to talk to, feeling weighed down and confused. The second verse captures the melancholy feeling that arises from missing someone, where the man confesses that he spends his night drinking and finding it hard to move on as he finds out that his ex-lover is seeing someone else.

The chorus of the song is the affirmation of the fact that the man does not have any motivation to go back home, as he is still hurting from the loss of his relationship. The repetition of the phrase "Got no reason now for going home" is a stark reminder of the emptiness he feels as he longs for his ex-lover. The narrative style of the song and the soulful melody reflect the deep sorrow in the lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

Got no reason now for goin' home
I don't have any compelling motive for returning to my residence

All my reason's now, she's gone
The only justification I had for going home disappeared when she left me

Got no one there to talk to and even though I know I ought to
There isn't anyone at home to converse with, and although I am aware I should speak to someone, I cannot

Once I had every reason a man could want
Previously, I possessed every cause that a man may require

For goin' home and makin' love, but now I don't
To return home and make love, but currently, I have no such desire

So I end up in here each night sittin' and thinkin'
Therefore, I find myself at this location every evening sitting and contemplating

Missin' her, hurtin' so, and drinkin'
I miss her terribly, am in excruciating pain, and as a result, I am consuming alcohol

It's so hard now just knowin' there's another
It is extremely difficult to be aware that she is now with someone else

That she's out with him, knowin' that I love her
Knowing that I love her, I am conscious of the fact that she is with him

Missin' her, hatin' him, and drinkin'
I am reminiscing about her while simultaneously despising him, all while drinking

Got no reason now for goin' home
There is no reason at all for me to go back home

All my reason's now, she's gone
Every reason I had is gone since she left me

Got no one there to talk to and even though I know I ought to
I have nobody to talk to, even though I realize that I ought to

Got no reason now for goin' home
There is not a single justification for me to return home

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: JEREMIAH BURDEN, LYNN WILLIAMS, BETTY WRIGHT, BETTY REGINA WRIGHT

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