I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
THEY SAY A LOVEBUG WILL GET YOU
AT THE AGE OF FORTY THREE
I`M NOT TELLIN` MY AGE
BUT SOMETHING GOT A HOLD OF ME
I`M JUST CRAVIN` SOME LOVIN`
IN THE OLD FASHIONED WAY
HONEY, LEND AN EAR
AND LISTEN TO ALL I HAVE TO SAY
WHY DON`T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME, ONE MORE TIME
WHY DON`T YOU SQUEEZE ME UNTIL I`M TURNIN` BLIND
IF YOU DON`T CUDDLE UP AND LOVE ME
LIKE I WANT YOU TO DO
I`M GONNA HAUL OFF AND DIE OVER YOU
NOW, DARLIN`, COME A LITTLE CLOSER
PUT YOUR LITTLE HAND IN MINE
LET ME FEEL YOUR ARMS ABOUT ME, HONEY
PLEASE DON`T CHANGE YOUR MIND
FOR THE LOVESICK HEART`S A-THROBBIN`
AS I HOLD YOU CLOSE TO MINE
I`M BOUND TO HAVE A LOT OF LOVIN`
WAITIN` FOR ME ON THE LINE.
WHY DON`T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME, ONE MORE TIME
WHY DON`T YOU SQUEEZE ME UNTIL I`M TURNIN` BLIND
IF YOU DON`T CUDDLE UP AND LOVE ME
LIKE I WANT YOU TO DO
I`M GONNA HAUL OFF AND DIE OVER YOU
NOW, I CAN FEEL YOUR WARM LIPS NEAR ME
HEAR YOUR BREATHIN` SOFT AND FINE
I CAN FEEL THE MATRIMONY CRAWLIN`
UP AND DOWN MY SPINE
I DON`T BELIEVE THAT LOVE WILL HURT YOU
`CAUSE IT FEELS SO NICE AND KIND
IT SEEMS MIGHTY CLOSE TO HEAVEN
WHEN YOUR LOVE IS ON THE LINE
WHY DON`T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME, ONE MORE TIME
WHY DON`T YOU SQUEEZE ME UNTIL I`M TURNIN` BLIND
IF YOU DON`T CUDDLE UP AND LOVE ME
LIKE I WANT YOU TO DO
I`M GONNA HAUL OFF AND DIE OVER YOU
AT THE AGE OF FORTY THREE
I`M NOT TELLIN` MY AGE
BUT SOMETHING GOT A HOLD OF ME
I`M JUST CRAVIN` SOME LOVIN`
IN THE OLD FASHIONED WAY
HONEY, LEND AN EAR
AND LISTEN TO ALL I HAVE TO SAY
WHY DON`T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME, ONE MORE TIME
WHY DON`T YOU SQUEEZE ME UNTIL I`M TURNIN` BLIND
IF YOU DON`T CUDDLE UP AND LOVE ME
LIKE I WANT YOU TO DO
I`M GONNA HAUL OFF AND DIE OVER YOU
NOW, DARLIN`, COME A LITTLE CLOSER
PUT YOUR LITTLE HAND IN MINE
LET ME FEEL YOUR ARMS ABOUT ME, HONEY
PLEASE DON`T CHANGE YOUR MIND
FOR THE LOVESICK HEART`S A-THROBBIN`
AS I HOLD YOU CLOSE TO MINE
I`M BOUND TO HAVE A LOT OF LOVIN`
WAITIN` FOR ME ON THE LINE.
WHY DON`T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME, ONE MORE TIME
WHY DON`T YOU SQUEEZE ME UNTIL I`M TURNIN` BLIND
IF YOU DON`T CUDDLE UP AND LOVE ME
LIKE I WANT YOU TO DO
I`M GONNA HAUL OFF AND DIE OVER YOU
NOW, I CAN FEEL YOUR WARM LIPS NEAR ME
HEAR YOUR BREATHIN` SOFT AND FINE
I CAN FEEL THE MATRIMONY CRAWLIN`
UP AND DOWN MY SPINE
I DON`T BELIEVE THAT LOVE WILL HURT YOU
`CAUSE IT FEELS SO NICE AND KIND
IT SEEMS MIGHTY CLOSE TO HEAVEN
WHEN YOUR LOVE IS ON THE LINE
WHY DON`T YOU HAUL OFF AND LOVE ME, ONE MORE TIME
WHY DON`T YOU SQUEEZE ME UNTIL I`M TURNIN` BLIND
IF YOU DON`T CUDDLE UP AND LOVE ME
LIKE I WANT YOU TO DO
I`M GONNA HAUL OFF AND DIE OVER YOU
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Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me Lyrics as written by Wayne Raney Lonnie Glosson
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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