Don't Let Me Down
N.J.B. Lyrics
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Don't let me down, don't let me down.
Nobody ever loved me like she does,
Oh, she does, yeah, she does.
And if somebody loved me like she do me,
Oh, she do me, yes, she does.
Don't let me down, don't let me down.
I'm in love for the first time.
Don't you know it's gonna last.
It's a love that lasts forever,
It's a love that had no past.
Don't let me down, don't let me down.
Don't let me down, don't let me down.
And from the first time that she really done me,
Oh, she done me, she done me good.
I guess nobody ever really done me,
Oh, she done me, she done me good.
Don't let me down, don't let me down.
Don't let me down, don't let me down.
In "Don't Let Me Down," N.J.B. expresses the fear of losing his true love. The repeated plea to not let him down underscores the depth of his anxiety, as well as his vulnerability. N.J.B. acknowledges that nobody has ever loved him quite like his partner, and the implication is that he hopes she will continue to do so. He is certain that the love he has found is unique and rare, and he asks his lover to preserve it by not abandoning him.
Additionally, N.J.B. states that he is in love for the first time, implying that he may have been hurt in the past. He believes that the love he has found is enduring and has no past, meaning that they have a clean slate from which to build their relationship. N.J.B. emphasizes that she has done him good, further underscoring the depths of his feelings for her. The song captures the conflicting emotions of the first time love: the elation of finding someone who makes one feel complete and the anxiety that she may leave and cause devastation.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't let me down, don't let me down.
The singer is pleading with their lover to never disappoint or hurt them.
Nobody ever loved me like she does,Oh, she does, yeah, she does.And if somebody loved me like she do me,Oh, she do me, yes, she does.
The singer feels lucky to have found someone who loves them so deeply and hopes that no one else will ever love them more than their current lover does.
I'm in love for the first time.Don't you know it's gonna last.It's a love that lasts forever,It's a love that had no past.
This is the singer's first experience with true love and they are convinced that it will endure forever, as there is no history of pain or heartbreak to cloud it.
And from the first time that she really done me,Oh, she done me, she done me good.I guess nobody ever really done me,Oh, she done me, she done me good.
The singer has never before experienced such genuine and intense love before being with their current partner.
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Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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