Sweet
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Well, I'm a man who's got nothing but sweet love on my mind
If you really gonna leave me let me love you just one more time
Well, you know I ]love you baby, I need your lovin' bad
Well give me some sweet love right this minute or you're gonna make me mad
I'm a man who's got nothing but sweet love on my mind
Well you love me, then you leave me and I cry the whole night through
Yeah you love me, then you leave me and I don't know what to do
I need your little ol' arms around me to hold and squeeze me tight
But you just love and leave me gal and you know that that ain't right
I'm a man who's got nothing but sweet love on my mind

I'm a man who's got nothing but sweet love on my mind
Well now won't you love me baby and I know I don't lose my mind
Well, you know I love you honey, but you don't treat me right
Better give me just a little bit of your sweet lovin'
Or we're gonna have a big fight
I'm a man who's got nothing but sweet love on my mind
Well the river looks cold and the bottom is a long way down
If you really gonna leave me, that's where I'm gonna be found
When the mailman comes in the morning, there's a note upon my door




Just bring my mail to the bottom of the river, I don't live here no more
I'm a man who's got nothing but sweet love on my mind

Overall Meaning

In the song "Sweet Little Rock and Roller" by Chuck Berry, the singer is expressing his love for his significant other, but is also frustrated and hurt by their continued cycle of loving and leaving. The lyrics depict a man who is deeply in love and wants nothing more than to hold and be held by his partner, but is constantly rejected and left alone. The repeated line "I'm a man who's got nothing but sweet love on my mind" emphasizes the singer's singular focus and desire for this person.


The second stanza takes a more threatening tone, with the singer warning that if he does not receive the sweet love he desires, there will be consequences. He compares his situation to standing on the edge of a cold river, ready to jump in if his partner decides to leave him for good. The final lines of the song suggest that the singer has been pushed to the brink and is ready to abandon his current life altogether, asking the mailman to no longer bring him letters at his old address.


This song is emblematic of Chuck Berry's signature sound and style, which combined rock and roll with elements of rhythm and blues and country. It was released in 1958 and has since become a classic, covered by countless artists and featured in various films and TV shows.


Line by Line Meaning

Well, I'm a man who's got nothing but sweet love on my mind
The singer is in love and has nothing else on his mind.


If you really gonna leave me let me love you just one more time
The singer wants to spend one more moment with his lover before they part ways.


Well, you know I love you baby, I need your lovin' bad
The singer tells his lover how much he needs them.


Well give me some sweet love right this minute or you're gonna make me mad
The singer pleads for their lover to show him some affection or he will be upset.


I'm a man who's got nothing but sweet love on my mind
The singer reiterates his love-focused mindset.


Well you love me, then you leave me and I cry the whole night through
The singer expresses how hurt he feels when his lover leaves him.


Yeah you love me, then you leave me and I don't know what to do
The singer is lost and confused when his lover leaves him.


I need your little ol' arms around me to hold and squeeze me tight
The singer desires physical affection from his lover.


But you just love and leave me gal and you know that that ain't right
The singer expresses his dissatisfaction with his lover's behavior.


Well now won't you love me baby and I know I don't lose my mind
The singer begs his lover to show him love and affection so he doesn't go crazy.


Well, you know I love you honey, but you don't treat me right
The singer tells his lover how they're mistreating him.


Better give me just a little bit of your sweet lovin'
The singer requests some love and affection from his lover.


Or we're gonna have a big fight
The singer warns his lover that there will be consequences if they don't show him love and respect.


Well the river looks cold and the bottom is a long way down
The singer contemplates suicide due to his lover leaving him.


If you really gonna leave me, that's where I'm gonna be found
The singer decides that he would rather die than face life without his lover.


When the mailman comes in the morning, there's a note upon my door
The singer has left a suicide note for the mailman to find.


Just bring my mail to the bottom of the river, I don't live here no more
The singer instructs the mailman to leave his mail at the river where he plans to end his life.


I'm a man who's got nothing but sweet love on my mind
The song ends like it began, with the singer reiterating his love-focused mindset.




Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: WAYNE P. WALKER, WEBB PIERCE

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Comments from YouTube:

Kate Wright

All great musicians and silly buggers. Steve especially with his rockabilly 50s voice, funny walks, chewing gum while playing, singing or miming, dressing up, smiling, laughing, eye gazing at the cameras. Thank god for you tube to have these memories. โค

666kr

I got to see his version of Sweet like 5 years ago RIP Steve.

tessa hainey

Can never understand how so many people idolised Steve, always messing about and throwing strops. Without Brian and Mick there's no Sweet, just my opinion.

Debbie Scott

Mick's drumming is beyond excellent in this song!!!!

Johnny LuckyLad

yeah, about as great as Ian Pace (whose devoted fan I'm most sure Mick was ;-) )

Oh Cock

โ™ฅ Glad so many here mention the underrating of Mr Tucker.

Geir Sivertstรธl

One of the 70-ties most underestimated bands. When I was a teenager, the weekend did not start for me and my buddiesย before we had Sweet in the car stereo at hard starboard - mainly Peppermint Twist. What a great band.

Dianne Carpenter

Sweet rocks! Sweet should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽต๐Ÿฅ

Mark Hill

Absolutely hall of fame material!!!!!

nikos atsaves

Sweet IS the rnr hall of fame

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