If I didnt care
The Ink Spots Lyrics


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If I didn't care more than words can say
If I didn't care would I feel this way?
If this isn't love then why do I thrill?
And what makes my head go 'round and 'round
While my heart stands still?

If I didn't care would it be the same?
Would my ev'ry prayer begin and end with just your name?
And would I be sure that this is love beyond compare?
Would all this be true if I didn't care for you?

If I didn't care honey child, mo' than words can say.
If I didn't care baby, would I feel this way?
Darlin' if this isn't love, then why do I thrill so much?
What is it that makes my head go 'round and 'round
While my heart just stands still so much ?

If I didn't care would it be the same?
Would my ev'ry prayer begin and end with just your name?




And would I be sure that this is love beyond compare?
Would all this be true if I didn't care for you?

Overall Meaning

The Ink Spots's song If I Didn’t Care is about a person questioning their emotions and feelings towards someone they care for deeply. The lyrics express the singer's uncertainty about their love being reciprocated, as well as their own doubt about what they are feeling.


The opening lines "If I didn't care more than words can say..." sets the tone for the rest of the song. The singer is asking themselves if their feelings are genuine and if they truly care for the person they are thinking of. The repetition of the question "If this isn't love then why do I thrill?" emphasizes the singer's confusion over their own emotions. They can't understand why they are so drawn to this person if it's not love.


The line "While my heart stands still" is a poignant expression of the singer's love. It shows how their emotions have completely overtaken them, leaving them feeling emotionally paralyzed. Overall, the song is a contemplation of the nature of love and how it can leave a person feeling confused and uncertain.


Line by Line Meaning

If I didn't care more than words can say
If I didn't love you so deeply that words cannot express it


If I didn't care would I feel this way?
If I didn't love you, would I still have these intense feelings?


If this isn't love then why do I thrill?
If this isn't love, why am I so excited and passionate?


And what makes my head go 'round and 'round While my heart stands still?
What causes my mind to race while my heart remains steadfast in my devotion to you?


If I didn't care would it be the same?
If I didn't love you, would everything stay the way it is between us?


Would my ev'ry prayer begin and end with just your name?
Are you the central focus of my every thought and prayer?


And would I be sure that this is love beyond compare?
Would I be certain that this is a love that stands out above all else?


Would all this be true if I didn't care for you?
If I didn't have deep feelings for you, nothing that I feel and express would be true.




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@user-tm3cy6kw4q

If I didn't care
More than words can say
If I didn't care
Would I feel this way
If this isn't love, then why do I thrill
And what makes my head
Go 'round and 'round
While my heart stands still
If I didn't care
Would it be the same
Would my every prayer
Begin and end with just your name
And would I be sure that this is love
Beyond compare
Would all this be true
If I didn't care for you
If I didn't care, honey child
More than words can say
If I didn't care, baby
Would I feel this way
Darlin', if this isn’t love
Then why do I thrill so much
What is it that makes my head
Go 'round and 'round
While my heart just stands still so much
If I didn't care
Would it be the same
Would my every prayer
Begin and end with just your name
And would I be sure that this
Is love beyond compare
Would all this be true
If I didn't care for you



@bassplayabrayden

Mr. Dufresne, describe...

...the confrontation you had with your wife the night she was murdered.

It was very bitter.

She said she was glad I knew, that she hated all the sneaking around.

And she said that she wanted a divorce in Reno.

- What was your response? - I told her I would not grant one.

"I'll see you in hell before I see you in Reno."

Those were your words, according to your neighbors.

If they say so.

I really don't remember. I was upset.

What happened after you argued with your wife?

She packed a bag.

She packed a bag to go and stay with Mr. Quentin.

Glenn Quentin, golf pro at the Snowden Hills Country Club...

...whom you had discovered was your wife's lover.

Did you follow her?

I went to a few bars first.

Later, I drove to his house to confront them. They weren't home.

I parked in the turnout...

...and waited.

With what intention?

I'm not sure.

I was confused...

...drunk.

I think...

...mostly I wanted to scare them.

When they arrived, you went up to the house and murdered them.

I was sobering up.

I got back in the car and I drove home to sleep it off.

Along the way, I threw my gun into the Royal River.

I've been very clear on this point.

I get hazy where the cleaning woman shows up the following morning...

...and finds your wife in bed with her lover...

...riddled with.38-caliber bullets.

Does that strike you as a fantastic coincidence, or is it just me?

Yes, it does.

Yet you still maintain you threw your gun into the river...

...before the murders took place.

That's very convenient.

It's the truth.

The police dragged that river for three days, and nary a gun was found...

...so no comparison could be made between your gun and the bullets...

...taken from the bloodstained corpses of the victims.

And that also...

...is very convenient. Isn't it, Mr. Dufresne?

Since I am innocent of this crime...

...I find it decidedly inconvenient that the gun was never found.

Ladies and gentlemen, you've heard all the evidence.

We have the accused at the scene of the crime. We have footprints.

Bullets on the ground bearing his fingerprints.

A broken bourbon bottle, likewise with fingerprints.

And most of all...

...we have a beautiful young woman and her lover...

...lying dead in each other's arms.

They had sinned.

But was their crime so great...

...as to merit a death sentence?

While you think about that...

...think about this:

A revolver holds six bullets, not eight.

I submit that this was not a hot-blooded crime of passion.

That at least could be understood, if not condoned.

No.

This was revenge...

...of a much more brutal, cold-blooded nature. Consider this:

Four bullets per victim.

Not six shots fired, but eight.

That means that he fired the gun empty...

...and then stopped to reload...

...so that he could shoot each of them again.

An extra bullet per lover...

...right in the head.

You strike me as a particularly icy and remorseless man, Mr. Dufresne.

It chills my blood just to look at you.

By the power vested in me by the state of Maine...

...I hereby order you to serve two life sentences back-to-back...

...one for each of your victims. So be it!



All comments from YouTube:

@DREQON2005

Fred Sanford brought me here all these years I’ve watched this show 40 years of my life I’ve never searched up the songs he always talks about or sings on the show

@leejames4693

Same here

@johnmorris8176

Me too

@gentilepaglia8611

The Tourist. A great show. Thanks for introducing me to this great song too.

@monifernandez4245

What would have happened to Elliot Stanley?

@sarahouis7092

Same ❤

@jenay1986able

Same 🎉

@jlyn8467

Came here cause I'm older than dirt and saw them in person. They bring back such wonderful memories. Miss those great music days.

@maddannafizz

Amazing for you, envious.Thing's have changed so..♥️🙌

@andrewtatereal3168

your so lucky

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