All by Myself
The Willy Deville Acoustic Trio Lyrics
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I want to be your lover man
All by myself
All by myself
I don't need no one to love you
I'm gonna love you all by myself
Don't you know I'm in love with you
All by myself
All by myself.
I don't want no one to love you
I want to love you all by myself
Meet me in the parlor 'bout half past one,
We'll go on down and have some fun
All by ourselves,
All by ourselves,
We don't need nobody with us
We gonna do it all by ourselves.
The Willy Deville Acoustic Trio’s song “All by Myself” is a love song that deals with independence and self-reliance in a relationship. The singer in the song is confessing their love to a girl, but at the same time expressing a desire to be alone with her, to love her all by themselves, without any interference from outsiders. The repeated refrain “All by myself” reinforces this idea of self-sufficiency and the need for privacy.
The first two lines of the song appear to be a plea for the girl to stay, but the singer quickly pivots to express their independence and self-reliance when they say “I don’t need no one to love you, I’m gonna love you all by myself.” This line suggests that the singer is confident in their ability to provide a fulfilling and satisfying love experience for the girl without anyone else’s help or interference. The second verse continues with this theme and ramps up the romantic intensity, with the singer emphatically stating “Don’t you know I’m in love with you” and “I want to love you all by myself.”
The final verse of the song is an invitation to meet up and have some alone time, away from the prying eyes of others. The line “We don’t need nobody with us, we gonna do it all by ourselves” is a declaration of independence and a desire for privacy that builds on the previous verses. This desire for independence and privacy seems to be a recurring theme throughout the song, and serves to reinforce the idea that the singer is capable of providing a fulfilling love experience all on their own.
Line by Line Meaning
Little girl don't you want to stay?
Do you want to spend time together?
I want to be your lover man
I want to be in a romantic relationship with you
All by myself
Just the two of us, without anyone else involved
I don't need no one to love you
I don't need anyone else's help to love and care for you
I'm gonna love you all by myself
I will be the only one giving you the love and attention you deserve
You'll find, little girl, you know it too,
You'll see that we're a good match, you already know it
Don't you know I'm in love with you
I am deeply and romantically in love with you
I don't want no one to love you
I don't want anyone else to try to love you or steal you away from me
I want to love you all by myself
I want to be the only one loving you
Meet me in the parlor 'bout half past one,
Let's meet up at the designated time and place
We'll go on down and have some fun
We'll have a good time together
All by ourselves,
Just the two of us
We don't need nobody with us
We don't need anyone else to have fun or enjoy ourselves
We gonna do it all by ourselves.
We'll handle everything on our own
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Round Hill Music Big Loud Songs
Written by: Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff
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