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If I Ain't Got You
The Len Price 3 Lyrics
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Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Jimmy, Jimmy, since you went away
I hold a seance for you every day
I'm on your passing and I'm on my health
He said
If I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing
If I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing
Jimmy, Jimmy, now I feel so bad
Thinking about the things we never had
And since you left me I've been on my own
Without your love, well, I'll be chilled to the bone
He said
If I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing
If I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing
Ahh
Ahh
Jimmy, Jimmy, now I'm all alone
Just skin and bone in my retirement home
I'm on your passing and I'm on my health
Without your love, I'm just a ghost of myself
She said
If I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing
If I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing
Well, I got nothing at all
Well, I got nothing at all
Well, I got nothing at all
Well, I got nothing at all
Ahh
The Len Price 3's song "If I Ain't Got You" is a sad love song about a man named Jimmy who has abandoned his lover. The singer laments that without the love of Jimmy, she feels like a ghost of herself. The repetition of the opening "ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh" adds to the melancholy feel of the song. The singer reveals that since Jimmy left her, she has been alone and feels like just "skin and bone" in her retirement home. The lyrics suggest that the singer has been pining for Jimmy and missing him deeply. She holds a seance for him every day and thinks about the things they never had.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "If I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing," which emphasizes the importance of the love that the singer had for Jimmy. The phrase is simple, but powerful in its message. The singer is trying to convey that without Jimmy, her life is empty and meaningless. The song's melancholic tone and haunting melody add to its emotional impact.
Overall, "If I Ain't Got You" is a heart-wrenching tale of lost love and the devastating impact it can have on one's life. The phrase "If I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing" serves as a reminder of the importance of human connection and emotional love.
Line by Line Meaning
Jimmy, Jimmy, since you went away
Addressing someone named Jimmy, the singer states that ever since Jimmy left, they have been feeling a certain way.
I hold a seance for you every day
The singer has been performing a ritual of sorts, each day, in order to be in contact with Jimmy in the afterlife.
I'm on your passing and I'm on my health
The singer makes a reference to Jimmy's death, by saying they are 'on' it. They also mention their own health, perhaps indicating that Jimmy's death has taken a toll on the singer's own well-being.
Without your love, I'm just a ghost of myself
The singer's emotional stability seems to be hinging on Jimmy's love. Without it, they feel incomplete and 'just a ghost of myself'.
He said
If I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing
If I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing
These lines seem to have been spoken by Jimmy himself, stating that without the singer's love, he doesn't have anything.
Jimmy, Jimmy, now I feel so bad
Thinking about the things we never had
The singer is now ruminating on the times they had with Jimmy, but also the times they missed out on, now that he's gone.
And since you left me I've been on my own
Without your love, well, I'll be chilled to the bone
The singer has been alone ever since Jimmy's departure, with no love to warm them up.
She said
If I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing
If I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing
Seems like the singer is now being referred to with the female pronoun 'she', and is saying the same lines spoken by Jimmy earlier. Without Jimmy's love, they feel empty.
Jimmy, Jimmy, now I'm all alone
Just skin and bone in my retirement home
The singer is now in their old age, alone in a retirement home, with nothing much to look forward to.
Well, I got nothing at all
Well, I got nothing at all
Well, I got nothing at all
Well, I got nothing at all
Reiterating that without Jimmy's love, they've got nothing at all.
Contributed by Chase C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.