Desperately
Robison Bruce Lyrics


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Every night it's the same
I hear you callin' my name
You're lyin' next to me

I give into your charms
You disappear in my arms
I realize it's just a dream
Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now I shake the sleep from my head
And try to crawl out of bed
Today is just another day

I make the coffee for one
I turn the radio on
Pretend that every thing's okay, but

Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now I know there's no reason to smile
It's gonna take me awhile
But I still love you desperately

Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now I watch the sun goin' down
There ain't nobody around
I feel the night in the breeze

I keep on tellin' myself
I don't need nobody else
And I can do as I please, but

Desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And now I desperately, I long to feel your touch
But you left me all alone in love

And every night it's the same
I hear you callin' my name
I still love you desperately

I still love you
I still want you
I still love you desperately

I still love you




I still want you
Love you desperately

Overall Meaning

Robison Bruce's song Desperately talks about a person who still longs for the presence of their past partner. Even though the partner left them in love, they still hear their voice calling their name every night. The song talks about how the person gives in to their charms and feels them in their arms, but suddenly, they disappear. The person realizes that it was just a dream and wakes up to the reality of being alone, which is devastating. The song's chorus talks about how the person still loves and wants their partner back, but they left them all alone in love, feeling helpless and wounded.


The second verse talks about how the person tries to go on with their day, but everything seems dull and meaningless without their partner. They try to pretend that everything is okay, but they cannot fool themselves. The person makes coffee for only one and turns the radio on, hoping to find something to distract them from their loneliness, but it doesn't work. The bridge of the song states that it will take them a while to heal, but they will still love their partner desperately.


Line by Line Meaning

Every night it's the same
Every night follows the same pattern for me


I hear you callin' my name
I have an auditory hallucination every night, imagining that you're calling out my name


You're lyin' next to me
In my dream, you're lying beside me


I give into your charms
In my dream, I succumb to your alluring personality


You disappear in my arms
In my dream, you vanish from my embrace


I realize it's just a dream
I understand that it's a mere figment of my imagination


Desperately, I long to feel your touch
I desire your touch with intense urgency


But you left me all alone in love
You abandoned me and gave me unrequited love


And now I shake the sleep from my head
I wake up and try to shake off the effects of sleep


And try to crawl out of bed
I attempt to leave my bed physically


Today is just another day
Today is a regular day


I make the coffee for one
I make coffee for myself only


I turn the radio on
I play music to fill the silence


Pretend that every thing's okay, but
I act as if everything is fine, but


And now I know there's no reason to smile
I realize that I have no reason to smile


It's gonna take me awhile
It will take me some time to get over my feelings for you


But I still love you desperately
Despite everything, I still love you with a sense of urgency


And now I watch the sun goin' down
I observe the sunset


There ain't nobody around
There's nobody nearby


I feel the night in the breeze
I experience the sensations of the evening air


I keep on tellin' myself
I continue to repeat to myself


I don't need nobody else
I don't require anyone else


And I can do as I please, but
I can do whatever I want, but


I still love you desperately
Despite everything, I still love you with immense urgency


I still love you
I still have strong feelings for you


I still want you
I still desire you


Love you desperately
I love you with a sense of desperation


And every night it's the same
I go through the same experience every night


I hear you callin' my name
I have an auditory hallucination every night, imagining that you're calling out my name


I still love you desperately
Despite everything, I still love you with a sense of urgency




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David J Crutchfield

Always like hearing songwriters sing their own songs, get the real emotions as it was meant for

Bruce Robison🎶

Thanks for supporting my music 🎶 I’m so grateful 🥰 and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information if that’s ok by you.💜🎶🎶

Allie francid

I love the way he sings ,no energy used. The melody is priceless .country music for life

Melvin Liles

Bruce, I love ur music and I love the way you incorporate theory into the way you sing...don't even have to be in your band to know what chord you are going to if you listen to the lyrics...you just waltz the musicians right into the next chord...Genius!

Bruce Robison🎶

Thanks for supporting my music 🎶 I’m so grateful 🥰 and I hope you never stop being a fan, I would like to honor you by giving you my personal information if that’s ok by you.💜🎶🎶

Melvin Liles

@Bruce Robison🎶 I would be honored. I don't know if you remember or not....but you, Charley, Me , Blake and one other met by the shuffleboard table, at Freiheits Country Store, doing a recording for Humbletime. You know, "I guess we could call ourselves the FIve Biggest Guys In Texas"...LOL..anyways, I would be honored to get to know you better. By the way...My REAL name is Melvin Liles

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abc123

I love George's version
But I love Bruce's even more
The emotion just shines thru

Brandie Mccreary

Huge fan! Love your singing and songwriting. Please never stop!

Stephen Green

bruce don't know what these people are talking about. you do all of your songs better than anyone could the feeling, the sound and the truth thank you

Fran Bradley

Still one of my favorites.

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