Come See About Me
Ross Diana & The Supremes Lyrics
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'Cause I'm lonely (for you)
Smiles have all turned to tears
But tears won't wash away the fears
That you're never ever gonna return
To ease the fire that within me burns
It keeps me crying baby for you
So won't you hurry
Come on boy, see about me
(Come see about me)
See about your baby
I've given up my friends just for you
My friends are gone
And you have too
No peace shall I find
Until you come back
And be mine
No matter what you do or say
I'm gonna love you anyway
Keep on crying baby for you
I'm gonna keep sighin' baby for you
So come on hurry
Come on and see about me
(Come see about me)
See about your baby
Sometime's up
Sometime's down
My life's so uncertain
With you not around
From my arms you maybe out of reach
But my heart says you're here to keep
Keeps me crying baby for you
Keep on, keep on crying baby for you
So won't you hurry
Come on boy, see about me (come see about me)
See about you baby (come see about me)
You know I'm so lonely (come see about me)
I love you only (come see about me)
See about your baby (come see about me)
Hurry, hurry
In "Come See About Me," Ross Diana & The Supremes songstress pleads with an ex-lover to return to her side. In the first verse, she expresses her loneliness and how tears won't make her fears go away. Despite this, she keeps thinking of him, sighing and crying, and wishes that he would hurry and come see about her. She has given up her friendships for him, and now that he is gone, she cannot find any peace until he returns to her. Through the chorus, she concludes that no matter what he does or says, she would still love him anyway.
The song's lyrics capture the heartache of a woman whose lover has left her behind. The chorus of the song, "Come See About Me," serves as a call to action for her ex-lover to return and ease her fears. In the second verse, Ross Diana & The Supremes describe her life as uncertain without her ex-lover, and she declares that her heart tells her that he is still with her. Ross Diana & The Supremes give a masterful performance of this timeless classic, imbued with heartfelt emotions that still resonate deeply with audiences today.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been crying
I am very upset because of my loneliness
'Cause I'm lonely (for you)
I am lonely without a specific person in my life
Smiles have all turned to tears
I used to be happy, but now I am very sad
But tears won't wash away the fears
Crying does not solve my problems, it only makes me more afraid
That you're never ever gonna return
I am afraid that the person I am missing will never come back
To ease the fire that within me burns
I have a passion for this person that is quite intense
It keeps me crying baby for you
I am constantly crying because of how much I miss this person
Keeps me sighin' baby for you
I cannot stop thinking about this person
So won't you hurry
Please come back to me as soon as possible
Come on boy, see about me
Please check in on me and make sure that I am okay
(Come see about me)
I am begging for your attention and affection
See about your baby
Please come back to me and be with me again
I've given up my friends just for you
I have sacrificed my friendships to be close to this person
My friends are gone
I have lost my friends because of this decision
And you have too
This person has also left me, causing me great loneliness
No peace shall I find
Without this person in my life, I cannot find any peace or happiness
Until you come back
My only hope for happiness is for this person to return to me
And be mine
I want this person to be exclusively mine
No matter what you do or say
I will always love and want this person, regardless of their actions or words
I'm gonna love you anyway
My love for this person is unconditional
Sometime's up
Sometimes I feel good
Sometime's down
Sometimes I feel bad
My life's so uncertain
I feel very unsure and unstable about my life
With you not around
I cannot be sure of anything without this person in my life
From my arms you maybe out of reach
I cannot hold or touch this person, and they may be far away from me
But my heart says you're here to keep
My heart tells me that this person is still with me in some way
Keep on, keep on crying baby for you
I will continue to cry because of how much I miss this person
See about you baby (come see about me)
Please check in on me and make sure that I am okay, and I will do the same for you
You know I'm so lonely (come see about me)
This person knows that I am very lonely without them
I love you only (come see about me)
This person is the only one that I love
Hurry, hurry
Please come back to me as soon as possible
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Brian Holland, Edward Jr. Holland, Lamont Herbert Dozier
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@RobertDixon-sw3dz
The Supremes are legendary and they consistently delivered the goods ! They dominated the girl groups of their day and they are probably the best of all time.
@rafchurchlawford4469
👍
@hiddenpandacapital6990
The FUNK BROTHERS are the one's who delivered the goods to ALL of the Motown groups/singers/vocalists, never promoted / properly acknowledged but always punching out the awesome background music on their instruments enabling the success
@paulalexandermanley6479
And just think the spice girls think they started it, deluded.
@kieronphillips5485
Well said mate totally agree
@georgeburge7136
Their voices, their subtle dance, their class, their physical appearance. Absolute, and I mean absolute beautiful perfection.
@TooSkinnyKenny
did you know Motown forced their artists to go to 'artists development school" to control how they looked acted in public?
@georgeburge7136
@@TooSkinnyKenny yes, heard that. Frankly ( I'm 63) compared to the seemingly deliberate behavior of a number of todays "artists" I'm fine with that. That is a qualified opinion depending on how (Motown singers)they were instructed. Todays acts seem to go to a school to see how ( imo) bad an image they can project. I'm an old guy so I can be entirely wrong. Funny too how todays music acts refer to themselves as artists. Never heard Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Earth Wind and Fire, etc refer themselves as that . I don't know why it bothers me. It's r and b and rocknroll. Sorry for long reply.
@paulalexandermanley6479
Real girl power.
@Cliff-ps1cd
Spot on 🎉❤