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If I Don't
The Secret Sisters Lyrics
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I got a hunch you would leave me if you could
You only keep me around for the company
If you wanna know the truth, I don't wanna be apart
But I don't like the way you've been careless with my heart
You gotta straighten up, but baby you won't
Who's gonna love you if I don't?
The way you like to play when you are away from me
Boy anybody could see that you are doing me wrong
Who's gonna love you if I don't?
Who's gonna love you if I don't
Who's gonna give you what you want
Who in the world will put up with your little schemes?
You better get yourself in check
Out of my own self respect
I'm gonna walk away and leave you all alone
Who's gonna love you if I don't?
Tell me who's gonna love you if I don't?
Let me make it clear, am I getting through?
Nobody that you meet when you're hunting someone new
Is gonna stick around the way I always do
I don't think you see what you got when you got me
I'm laying down the rules, this is how it's gotta be
You're gonna change your ways
Or honey, I'm gone
Who's gonna love you if I don't?
Who's gonna love you if I don't
Who's gonna give you what you want
Who in the world will put up with your little schemes?
You better get yourself in check
If you've got any self respect
I'm gonna walk away and leave you all alone
Who's gonna love you if I don't?
Tell me who's gonna love you if I don't?
Baby who's gonna love you if I don't?
Who's gonna love you if I don't?
The Secret Sisters' "If I Don't" is a lyrical story of a woman who has become aware of the deceitful actions of her significant other. She is standing up for herself and telling him that if he does not change his ways, she will leave him. The song starts with her admitting that she knows he has been up to no good and that he would leave her if he had the chance. She understands that he keeps her around only for the company and not because he loves her. She expresses that she wants to be with him but not in the way he has been treating her. She asks him to straighten up, but she doubts he will. She then asks him a rhetorical question, asking who will love him if she does not.
The woman continues to confront her partner and tells him that he is deluding himself if he thinks she cannot see his true intentions. She warns him that no one will put up with his little schemes, and if he does not change, she will leave him. She tells him that she has been loyal to him and has always been there for him even when he was not around. She believes he needs to understand that he is lucky to have her and that if he does not change, she will leave him alone to find someone else. She then repeats the chorus, asking who will love him if she does not.
Overall, the song is a powerful plea from a woman who has had enough of her partner's deceitful ways. She is standing up for herself and telling him that she deserves better. It is a relatable story of someone who has been taken for granted in a relationship and decides to put their foot down.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby I see you've been up to nothing good
I have noticed that you have been doing things that are not nice.
I got a hunch you would leave me if you could
I suspect that you would leave me if given the chance.
You only keep me around for the company
You continue to be with me only for my presence.
If you wanna know the truth, I don't wanna be apart
Honestly, I do not wish to be separated from you.
But I don't like the way you've been careless with my heart
However, I do not appreciate how you have acted recklessly with my emotions.
You gotta straighten up, but baby you won't
You need to change your behavior, but it seems unlikely that you will.
Who's gonna love you if I don't?
If I choose not to love you, who else will?
You think I'm in the dark, you think that I can't see
You believe that I am unaware of your actions.
The way you like to play when you are away from me
How you enjoy behaving when you are not with me.
Boy anybody could see that you are doing me wrong
It is clear to anyone that you are mistreating me.
Who's gonna love you if I don't?
If I choose not to love you, who else will?
Who's gonna give you what you want
Who will provide you with what you are seeking?
Who in the world will put up with your little schemes?
Who else will tolerate your deceitful plans?
You better get yourself in check
You need to start behaving correctly.
Out of my own self respect
To maintain my own dignity.
I'm gonna walk away and leave you all alone
I will choose to depart, leaving you by yourself.
Who's gonna love you if I don't?
If I choose not to love you, who else will?
Tell me who's gonna love you if I don't?
Please inform me who else will love you if I do not?
Let me make it clear, am I getting through?
Allow me to clarify, do you comprehend?
Nobody that you meet when you're hunting someone new
None of the people you encounter when searching for a new partner.
Is gonna stick around the way I always do
Will stay with you as long as I have.
I don't think you see what you got when you got me
I don't believe you understand how valuable I am to you.
I'm laying down the rules, this is how it's gotta be
I am setting the expectations for our relationship.
You're gonna change your ways
You will need to alter your behavior.
Or honey, I'm gone
If you do not change, I will choose to leave.
Who's gonna love you if I don't?
If I choose not to love you, who else will?
If you've got any self respect
If you value yourself at all.
I'm gonna walk away and leave you all alone
I will choose to depart, leaving you by yourself.
Who's gonna love you if I don't?
If I choose not to love you, who else will?
Tell me who's gonna love you if I don't?
Please inform me who else will love you if I do not?
Baby who's gonna love you if I don't?
My dear, who will love you if I choose not to?
Who's gonna love you if I don't?
If I choose not to love you, who else will?
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Laura Elizabeth Rogers, Lydia Lane Rogers
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Debbie Burkett
Amazing song! I love you ladies!
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What a song ... Love it