Look at me
Am I still the one you wanted me to be ?
When we were talking
Did I hear you say
That you still love me

What if we could do it all again
Would you still look right through me then
What if you could make another life
(What if you could make another life)
Would you still have me by your side

Look at me
Everything was clear I wanted you to see
But don't answer with a word
Only with your eyes

What if we could do it all again
Would you still look right through me then
What if you could make another life
(What if you could make another life)
Would you still have me by your side


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Maybelle Lyrics as written by Elizabeth Ardis Mitchell Daniel Anton Littleton

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    i love ida

    whyitsjustmeon June 26, 2005   Link
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    this song brings back memories.

    tree ringson February 01, 2006   Link
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    This song is a retelling of the Carter Family song "Are You Tired Of Me My Darling?" with new music and lyrics. The Carter Family was a pioneering early group in the genre that would eventually become country music, and Maybelle Carter was a founding member and eventually the matriarch/leader of the band...hence the song title "Maybelle". (Extra trivia: one of Maybelle's daughters was June Carter, who married Johnny Cash and later made Reese Witherspoon Oscar-buzzworthy)

    So, that said, what is it about? It's about a relationship that has aged a bit, and you begin to wonder about how constant your love truly is, about whether your love regrets the choices that have been made.

    The original song was very clearly from a woman's point of view, so it's interesting that Ida took it and made it more universal. This could really be the song of anyone at all who has been in a long-term relationship.

    Here, for the curious, are the original Carter Family lyrics from 1934:

    Are You Tired Of Me My Darling

    Are you tired of me my darling Did you mean those words you said That has made me yours forever Since the day that we were wed

    Tell me could you live life over
    Could you make it otherwise
    Are you tired of me my darling
    Answer only with your eyes

    Do you ever rue the springtime Since we first each other met How we spoke in warm affection Words my heart can n'er forget

    Do you think the bloom's departed From the cheeks you thought so fair Do you think I've grown cold hearted Beneath the load of women's cares

    miesvanderroboton April 06, 2006   Link
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    i always thought it was related to the beekeeper song of a similar name, "mabel". karla was in beekeeper as well.

    tree ringson April 12, 2006   Link

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