You Belong To Me

Carly Simon

Why'd you tell me this
Were you looking for my reaction
What do you need to know
Don't you know I'll always be your girl

You don't have to prove to me
You're beautiful to strangers
I've got loving eyes
Of my own

[Chorus]
You belong to me
Tell her, tell her you were fooling
You belong to me
You don't even know her
You belong to me
Tell her that I love you
You belong to me

You belong to me
Can it be, honey
You're not sure

You belong to me
Thought we'd closed the book
Locked the door

You don't have to prove to me
That you're beautiful to strangers
I've got loving eyes of my own, of my own
And I can tell
I can tell darling

[Chorus x2]

You belong to me
You belong to me
You belong to me
Baby, I really love you
You belong to me
Tell her, tell her

Tell her she don't know you
You belong to me
You belong to me
You belong to me
You belong to me
Cause you belong to me


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    I think this song is about the pain that a woman is feeling after discovering that her lover is having a relationship with someone else. "I've known you from way back when".
    She's trying to understand the unthinkable. This guy she has loved and trusted. Betrayal, Broken Trust and Pain Carly nails the emotions with her voice (twists her voice around the feelings)

    mamie1890on October 26, 2023   Link

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