Love And Affection
Nelson Lyrics


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Here she comes, just like an angel.
Seems like forever that she's been on my mind,
But nothing has changed;
She thinks I'm a waste of her time.
There she goes; she don't know what she's missing.
Can't she see I'll never give up the fight?
I'll do all I can till she understands my desire.
I'm on the outside lookin' in
Let me into your heart - oh,
There's nothing on Earth that
Should keep us apart.
I can't live without your love and affection.
I can't face another night on my own.
I'd give up my pride to save me from being alone,
'Cause I can't live without your love.
So I wait, here for an answer,
And wonder if tomorrow will be like yesterday.
I'll keep holding on,
But I can't go on living this way.
I've been on the outside looking in.
Bring these tears to an end - oh,
I realize there's no use for me to pretend.
Oh yeah,
I can't live without your love and affection.
I can't face another night on my own.
I'd give up my pride to save me from being alone,
'Cause I can't live without your love.
For your love... I'd put my arms around you.
For your love... and find the strength to tell you.
I can't live without your love and affection.
I just can't go on this way anymore.
As hard as I try there's one thing that I know for sure:




I can't live without your love.
I can't live without your love.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Nelson’s “Love and Affection” contain a message of unrequited love, desire and loneliness. The singer describes a woman who has captured his attention like an angel, but who sees him as a waste of time. Despite this, he is willing to fight for her affection and tries his best to make her understand his desire for her. He feels like the outsider, looking in and waiting for her to give him an answer. He cannot imagine living without her love and affection, and is willing to sacrifice his pride to avoid being alone.


The song’s use of metaphors emphasizes the singer’s loneliness, heartache, and desire for the woman he admires so much. The imagery of an angel describes the woman’s beauty and her effect on the singer. The metaphor of being on the “outside looking in” also highlights his feelings of alienation and inability to reach the woman he loves. The chorus contains a statement of his desperation – he cannot live without her love and affection – which shows the depth of his feelings for her.


Line by Line Meaning

Here she comes, just like an angel.
The singer is describing the person he loves as someone who comes into his life and appears to be a perfect being, just like an angel.


Seems like forever that she's been on my mind,
The singer has been thinking about the person he loves for a long time, with the feeling that they have been on his mind for an eternity.


But nothing has changed;
Despite the fact that he has been thinking about her for a long time, nothing has changed and she still doesn't reciprocate his feelings.


She thinks I'm a waste of her time.
The person he loves doesn't value him or his feelings and thinks of him as a waste of her time.


There she goes; she don't know what she's missing.
The person he loves is unaware of what she is missing out on by not accepting the singer's love.


Can't she see I'll never give up the fight?
The singer is expressing how he will persist in his efforts to win over the person he loves, even though she doesn't seem to care.


I'll do all I can till she understands my desire.
The singer is willing to do everything in his power to make the person he loves recognize the depth of his feelings for her.


I'm on the outside lookin' in
The singer is standing at a distance, not being able to get close to the person he loves because she doesn't reciprocate his feelings.


Let me into your heart - oh,
The singer pleads that the person he loves lets him into her heart and gives him a chance to prove his worth.


There's nothing on Earth that Should keep us apart.
The singer believes that there is nothing in this world that should prevent the two of them from being together.


I can't live without your love and affection.
The singer is saying that he can't imagine living without the love and affection of the person he desires.


I can't face another night on my own.
The singer can't bear the thought of spending another lonely night without the person he loves by his side.


I'd give up my pride to save me from being alone,
The singer is ready to let go of his ego to avoid being alone and to be with the person he desires.


'Cause I can't live without your love.
The singer repeats his sentiment about not being able to imagine living without the love of the person he desires.


So I wait, here for an answer,
The singer is in limbo, waiting for a response from the person he loves about whether she will give him a chance.


And wonder if tomorrow will be like yesterday.
The singer is uncertain whether the future will be the same as the past or if there is a chance for a different outcome regarding the person he desires.


I'll keep holding on,
The singer will persevere and hold on to his feelings and his hope that one day the person he loves will reciprocate his love.


But I can't go on living this way.
The singer acknowledges that he can't continue living in uncertainty and with the pain of unrequited love.


I've been on the outside looking in.
The singer repeats his earlier sentiment of being on the outside, wanting to be let in and to be close to the person he desires.


Bring these tears to an end - oh,
The singer wants the tears he sheds over his unrequited love to stop.


I realize there's no use for me to pretend.
The singer acknowledges that he can't keep pretending that his love is one-sided and that he needs to face the reality of the situation.


For your love... I'd put my arms around you.
The singer explicitly states that he would physically embrace the person he loves if given the chance.


For your love... and find the strength to tell you.
The singer asserts that he would find the courage to express his love to the person he desires if he were given a chance.


I just can't go on this way anymore.
The singer reiterates that he can't continue living in uncertainty and pain and that something must change.


As hard as I try there's one thing that I know for sure:
The singer has made many attempts to get the person he desires to recognize his love, but one thing is certain: he can't live without her love.


I can't live without your love.
The singer repeats his sentiment for the final time that he can't survive without the love of the person he desires.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, THE MUSIC GOES ROUND, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: GUNNAR ERIC NELSON, MATTHEW GRAY NELSON, MARC TANNER

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