Why
Tony Sheridan & the Beatles Lyrics
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Why why are you shy on love?
If you only knew how much I love you,
Why can't you love me again?
Why why don't you open your heart?
Why why are we so far apart?
If you only knew how much I love you,
I just want your loving arms around me, yeah,
I got to find a way to make you take me back.
Baby won't you tell me
Why why why why are we so far apart?
Why why don't you open your heart?
If you only knew how much I love you,
Why can't you love me again?
I just want your loving arms around me, yeah,
I got to find a way to make you take me back.
Baby won't you tell me
Why why why why are we so far apart?
Why why don't you open your heart?
If you only knew how much I love you,
Why can't you love me
Why can't you love me
Why can't you love me again?
The lyrics of Tony Sheridan's song 'Why' revolve around the pain of lost love and the wish to have it back. The singer is asking why the person they love can't love them back, even though they know how much love they have to offer. The singer even explicitly asks why they are so far apart and why the other person can't open their heart to them. They crave the closeness and security they used to have with their lover, and they plead for them to take them back. The repeating refrain of "Why can't you love me again?" drives home the feelings of desperation and longing that the singer is experiencing.
Overall, the lyrics of 'Why' capture the universal experience of heartbreak and the desire to have lost love back. The emotions are raw and genuine, and the song serves as a reminder of the power of love and the pain it can bring when it's taken away.
Line by Line Meaning
Why why can't we love again?
Questioning why they can't rekindle their love.
Why why are you shy on love?
Questioning why their partner is hesitant to express their love.
If you only knew how much I love you,
Implying that their partner doesn't realize the extent of their love.
Why can't you love me again?
Questioning why their partner stopped loving them.
Why why don't you open your heart?
Questioning why their partner is closed off emotionally.
Why why are we so far apart?
Questioning why there is distance between them emotionally and physically.
I just want your loving arms around me, yeah,
Expressing a desire for physical affection from their partner.
I got to find a way to make you take me back.
Showing a determination to win back their partner's love.
Baby won't you tell me
Asking for their partner to communicate with them.
Why why why why are we so far apart?
Repeating the same question, emphasizing the distance between them.
If you only knew how much I love you,
Again emphasizing that their partner doesn't fully understand their love.
Why can't you love me again?
Reiterating the main question and the desire to rekindle their love.
Why can't you love me
Questioning why their partner has stopped loving them.
Why can't you love me again?
Reiterating the desire to rekindle their love.
Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JAMES SOMERVILLE, STEVE BRONSKI, LAWRENCE COLE, ANTHONY C. II WILLIAMS, AL GREEN, MABON HODGES
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