Come Back to Me
Peggy Lee Lyrics


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You went away
I let you
We broke the ties that bind
I wanted to forget you
And leave the past behind
Still, the magic of the night I met you
Seems to stay forever in my mind
The sky was blue
And high above
The moon was new
And so was love
This eager heart of mine was singing
Lover where can you be

You came at last
Love had its day
That day is past
You've gone away
This aching heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me
When I remember every little thing

You used to do
I'm so lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonely

The sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I'm waiting here




This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me
When I remember every little thing

You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonely

The sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I'm waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me

Overall Meaning

Peggy Lee's "Come Back to Me" is a beautiful love song full of yearning for the return of a loved one. The lyrics are simple yet profound, with multiple suggestions of different ways the person being addressed can make their way back to the singer, emphasizing the desperation and longing the singer feels. The opening lines instruct the listener to heed the singer's voice and come back to her "where you are." She then suggests various modes of transportation, from taking a train to stealing a car or even hopping a freight. This desperation to be reunited with the person she is singing to is emphasized when she asks them to "break the law if you must" and "throw the world" to come back to her.


The second verse continues with the pleading tone, as the singer wonders if the person she is singing to has gone to the moon or the corner bar. The line "still I yell till I'm blue in control" suggests that the singer is losing control of herself in the absence of her loved one, and their return is the only thing that can restore her. The mentions of being "wrapped in mink or saran" and coming back in "a crate, in a trunk, on a horse, on a junk" ground the song in a sense of reality, showing the singer's willingness to accept her loved one back in any form, as long as they return.


Overall, "Come Back to Me" is a powerful and evocative love song, conveying the depths of emotion that can be felt in the absence of someone you love. The desperation and longing in the lyrics are clear, and the repetition of the chorus drives home the message that the singer wants nothing more than for her loved one to return to her.


Line by Line Meaning

Hear my voice, where you are, take a train, steal a car, Hop a freight, grab a star, come back to me.
No matter where you are or what it takes, I'm urging you to come back to me.


Catch a flame, catch a breeze, on your hand, on your knees, Swim up high, only please come on back to me.
Use any means necessary- whether it's something as intangible as a flame or a breeze, or something more strenuous like swimming- to make your way back to me.


On a mule, in a jet, with your hair in a net, In a shower wet, I don't care.
It doesn't matter how you get here- whether it's on a slow-moving mule or a fast-moving jet, or whether your hair is perfectly done or soaking wet- all that matters is that you come back to me.


This is where you should be, from the hills to the shore, By the wind to my door, raise the highway dust, Break the law if you must, throw the world, only just Come back to me.
It's your destiny to be with me, from the hills to the shore, and if it means breaking the law or taking on the world, I still want you to come back to me.


Blast your hide, you recall, must I fight City hall Here and now, damn it all, come on back to me,
I'm so desperate for you to come back to me that I don't care if I have to fight city hall or anyone else to make it happen.


Where on earth must I be, still I yell till I'm blue, In control then when you come on back to me.
I'm so lost without you that I don't know where to go or what to do. But when you come back to me, I feel in control once again.


Have you gone to the moon, or the corner saloon And to crack and to croon, oh my girl, where in hell can you be?
I can't help but wonder where you could possibly be- have you gone to the moon or just to the corner bar? I miss you so much and I wish you were here with me now.


In a crate, in a trunk, on a horse, on a junk, In a road or a van, wrapped in mink or saran, Anyway that you can, came back to me,
No matter how you're traveling- whether it's in a crate or on a horse, or whether you're wrapped in fur or plastic wrap- just find a way to come back to me.


Come back to me, come back to me, come back, Come back to me, me!
In case there was any doubt, I just want you to come back to me. Please, come back to me!




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Written by: OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN, II, OSCAR II HAMMERSTEIN, SIGMUND ROMBERG

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@shyman99

The Marilyn Monroe of the music world. Simply captivating.

@lonestarfriend

She looks fantastic. Sounds great too.

@that70sgirl90

Peggy looks Gorgeous... and that dress is Beautiful! But that sultry voice of hers is spectacular!
Thank you for sharing! ๐Ÿ’–

@theronedawson3236

I always like Peggy Lee. She could sing anything to me. I just enjoyed her singing.

@michaeltuz608

As far as I'm concerned, Peggy Lee did the best version of this Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner show tune. Great performance here from the same year that the song was first heard in the play "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever."
Thanks for sharing!

@Calypsofifty

You have to check out Aretha Franklin's live performance of this on YouTube. Right before that she's singing "There's No Business Like Show Business". Wow! Incredible!

@jadezee6316

Terrific Peggy Lee!

@eckankar7756

She's absolutely gorgeous....

@TheVinylRestorationProject

Bravo!

@joksal9108

Fantastic as always.

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