9 Meanings
Add Yours
Share
Q&A

You Keep Me Hangin' On Lyrics

(Keep me hangin' on!)
Set me free, why don't you babe?
Get out of my life, why don't you babe?
Cause you don't really love me,
You just keep me hangin' on!


Set me free, why don't you babe
Get out of my life, why don't you babe?
(woo, ooh!)
Cause you don't really need me,
But you keep me hangin' on!

Why do you keep it comin' 'round,
Playin' with my heart?
Why don't you get out of my life,
And let me make a brand new start?
Let me get over you,
The way you've gotten over me!
Yeah!

Set me free, why don't you babe
Get out of my life, why don't you babe?
(woo, ooh!)
Cause you don't really love me,
You just keep me hangin' on!
No you don't really need me,
You just keep me, hangin' on!

You sayin' when we broke up,
You still just wanna be friends!
But how can we still be friends,
When seeing you only breaks my heart agaaaaiin?

Whoa oh oh!
Whoa oh oh oh!
Whoa oh oh oh!
Whoa oh oh!
Yeah!

Get out! Get out of my life!
And let me sleep at night!
Cause you don't really love me,
You just keep me(hangin' on) Hangin' on!
You say you still care for me,
But your heart and soul needs to be free!
But now that you got your freedom,
You wanna still hold onto me!
You don't want me by yourself,
So let me find somebody else!

Set me free, why don't you babe
Get out of my life, why don't you babe?
(woo, ooh!)
Cause you don't really love me,
You just keep me hangin' on!

Why don't you feel man about it,
And set me free?
Now you don't care a thing about me,
You're just using me, hey, abusing me!
Get out! Get out of my life!
And let me sleep at night!
(woo, ooh!)
Cause you don't really love me,
You just keep me(hangin' on) Hangin' on!
(woo, ooh!)
Song Info
Submitted by
imanithegreat On Jul 03, 2002
Questions and Answers

Ask specific questions and get answers to unlock more indepth meanings & facts.

9 Meanings

Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.

Cover art for You Keep Me Hangin' On lyrics by Kim Wilde

this song is so good! The last 2 months I was in love (and still am) with a girl who's long-time-"friend" does the same shit to her. Saying they're still friends, but nevertheless playing with her heart anytime, so she fails to let go. He's litterally destroying her, and she still calls him a good friend.

Cover art for You Keep Me Hangin' On lyrics by Kim Wilde

I know how this feels.

Cover art for You Keep Me Hangin' On lyrics by Kim Wilde

Obvious and self-explanatory lyrics.

Very unoriginal.

Not Valid
Cover art for You Keep Me Hangin' On lyrics by Kim Wilde

Is this a bon jovi cover?

Cover art for You Keep Me Hangin' On lyrics by Kim Wilde

no it's not, it's a diana ross cover. it's not a kim wilde song. who's the bozo that put it here?

Cover art for You Keep Me Hangin' On lyrics by Kim Wilde

well - technically its a supremes cover. Dunno wher eyou got Bon Jovi though mate!

Cover art for You Keep Me Hangin' On lyrics by Kim Wilde

i love itttttt

Cover art for You Keep Me Hangin' On lyrics by Kim Wilde

One of the worst things in life is a one sided friendship/relationship. And the only way to help yourself is to get away from it immediately. You can't always rely on it to just die out on it's own; you must extinguish it. She doesn't want anything to do with this guy anymore; he's only a distraction. As she tries to focus on her own life, he catches her eye and she follows him. But once she gets close, he disappears. When she looks back at her life, she sees that she's missed out, and for nothing. Just gotta let go and ignore

Cover art for You Keep Me Hangin' On lyrics by Kim Wilde

This is a song about a guy who is playing very selfish - after relationship , he wants to have his ex girlfriend as a ,,background option,, , always to be there for him, actually he doesnt want to let her go with her life and to find another guy, making her to wait for him. She realizes that he cares only for his own needs, and not about her feelings. This is a good lesson - cut off selfish ex from your life.

My Opinion