You Don't Love Me
Melo B Jones Lyrics

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Well, why don't you love me like you used to do?
How come you treat me like a worn out shoe?
My hair's still curly, my eyes are still blue
So why don't you love me like you used to do?

Can't have no lovin' like a huggin'
And a kissin' in a long, long while
We don't get nearer, further

Closer than a country mile

So why don't you spark me like you used to do
And say sweet nothings like we used to do?
I'm the same old trouble you've always been through
So why don't you love me like you used to do?

Well, why don't you be just like you used to be?
How come you find so many faults with me?
Somebody's changed, so let me give you a clue
Why don't you love me like you used to do?

Can't have no lovin' like a huggin'
And a kissin' in a long, long while
We don't get nearer, further
Closer than a country mile

So why don't you say the things you used to say?
What makes you treat me like a piece of clay?

My hair's still curly and my eyes are still blue
So why don't you love me like you used to do?

Overall Meaning

In Melo B Jones's song "You Don't Love Me," the lyrics are a plea to a love interest who seems to have lost interest in the relationship. The verses ask why the other person is treating them differently than before, pointing out that the singer is the same person they always were - hair still curly, eyes still blue - so there is no reason to change the way they feel. In the first verse, the question is raised, "Why don't you love me like you used to do?" and the second verse asks the same about the way they communicate, saying "Why don't you spark me like you used to do, And say sweet nothings like we used to do?"

But the chorus of the song is where the real heartache comes in. It's clear that the love and affection that used to be present in the relationship has faded away, and there is "no lovin' like a huggin' and a kissin' in a long, long while." The distance between the two people has grown, and they "don't get nearer, further, closer than a country mile." The third verse asks why the other person finds so many faults with them when they are the same person they always were - "My hair's still curly and my eyes are still blue" - and begs for an explanation: "Why don't you love me like you used to do?"

In the end, the song is a powerful expression of the pain of a relationship that has lost its spark. The singer doesn't understand why the other person no longer loves them the way they used to, and the distance between them feels insurmountable. Despite their efforts to point out that they haven't changed, the love they once shared seems to be slipping away.

Line by Line Meaning

Well, why don't you love me like you used to do?
Asking why the person doesn't love her the way they used to in the past.

How come you treat me like a worn out shoe?
She feels like she is being treated as something that has lost its value.

My hair's still curly, my eyes are still blue
The physical attributes haven't changed, nothing has gotten worse on her part.

So why don't you love me like you used to do?
Reiterating the question of why the person does not have the same love for her as in the past.

Can't have no lovin' like a huggin' and a kissin' in a long, long while
They haven't had physical intimacy in a long time.

We don't get nearer, further, closer than a country mile
Their relationship is becoming further apart despite close proximity.

So why don't you spark me like you used to do
She wants the person to ignite passion in her again like in the past.

And say sweet nothings like we used to do?
She wants the person to communicate with her and express their love like they used to.

I'm the same old trouble you've always been through
She acknowledges she has been difficult before, but she is still the same person.

So why don't you love me like you used to do?
Again, asking why the person doesn't love her the way they used to.

Well, why don't you be just like you used to be?
Wishing for the person to be their past self and to love her like before.

How come you find so many faults with me?
She is questioning why the person is criticizing her so much when nothing has really changed.

Somebody's changed, so let me give you a clue
Acknowledging that someone has changed, but she wants to help find a solution.

Why don't you love me like you used to do?
Again, asking the main question of why the person doesn't have the same love for her as in the past.

Can't have no lovin' like a huggin' and a kissin' in a long, long while
Reiterating that physical intimacy has been lacking for a long time.

We don't get nearer, further, closer than a country mile
Reiterating that their relationship has become distant despite being in close proximity.

So why don't you say the things you used to say?
She wants the person to communicate with her and be expressive like in the past.

What makes you treat me like a piece of clay?
She feels like she is being molded and changed by the person instead of being loved for who she is.

My hair's still curly and my eyes are still blue
Reiterating that she hasn't changed physically and there is no reason for the person to lose their love for her.

So why don't you love me like you used to do?
Reiterating the main question of why the person doesn't love her the way they used to.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: HANK WILLIAMS, SR.

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