R) I've known about you for awhile now
R) When he leaves me He wears a smile now
R) As soon as he's away from me
R) In your arms is where he wants to be

L) But you're the one he rushes home to
L) You're the one he gave his name to
L) I never see his face
L) In the early morning light
L) You have his mornings, his daytimes,
L) And sometimes I have his nights

R) But does he love you
L) Does he love you
R) Like he loves me
L) Like he loves me
R) Does he think of you
L) Does he think of you
B) When he's holding me
R) And does he whisper
L) Does he whisper
B) All his fantasies
R) Does he love you
L) Does he love you
B) Like he's been loving me

L) But when he's with me
L) He says he needs me
L) And that he wants me
L) That he believes in me

R) And when I'm in his arms
R) Oh, he swears there's no one else
R) Is he decieving me
R) Or am I decieiving myself
L) Am I decieiving myself

R) But does he love you
L) Does he love you
R) Like he loves me
L) Like he loves me
R) Does he think of you
L) Does he think of you
B) When he's holding me
R) And does he whisper
L) does he whisper
B) All his fantasies
R) Does he love you
L) Does he love you
B) Like he's been loving me

~

R) Oh, shouldn't I lose my temper
L) Oh, shouldn't I be ashamed
R) Cause I have everything to lose
L) And I, I have nothing to gain

R) But does he love you
L) Does he love you
R) Like he loves me
L) Like he loves me
R) Does he think of you
L) Does he think of you
B) When he's holding me
R) And does he whisper
L) does he whisper
B) All his fantasies
R) Does he love you
L) Does he love you
B) Like he's been loving me

R) Oh, does he love you

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    If you thought this song is her being "cool with it", then you really need to listen again. It is most definitely about infidelity though. I'd be the first to agree that most songs are open to interpretation, but it's pretty clear that she is anything but "cool with it". Neither of them are.

    The lyrics are wrong too. The one part is actually: Reba: "Oh, and shouldn't I lose my temper" Linda: "Oh, and shouldn't I be ashamed"

    Listen to the song.. it's full of heartache.. anguish.. loving somone, knowing you're not the only one.. and wondering how they are when they are with that other person.

    Intagon February 18, 2006   Link

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