I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
I want to always be on film,
To be caught in the cut coffee sober
Ding-di-di-ding-di-di-ding-ding-boom-boom-boulder
One scratched lens of...
Of a brand new prescription
Drawing dates from a stacked deck of cards
And doom-doom-doom
I should cut down my caloric intake
I should go to sleep hungry
And wake up with my guts knotted up
And ears open like a burnt down hut
I want my mouth to always taste ablate
But I want, but I want, but (ooooooh)
I want to kiss like taffy
Hump gentle on a bed of nails and
Feel salt to widen eyes like a cut-up clam's tongue does
I wanna dump early on that BMT the rest
I want a patch of blue sky to follow me
Unfold an oragami death mask
And cut my DNA with rubber traits
Pull apart the double helix like a wishbone
Always be working on a suicide note
I don't want to (oo-ee-oo)
When I feel like I could have gone longer
(repeat x3)
I don't want to (oo-ee-oo)
When I feel like I could have gone...
Productive, fully-charged, cocked and pointed
Keep a tape recorder on my bedside table
Sweats, only the pants that fit the best, no belts, no cuffs
Walked home yet loose keep heel dies blue to a ten
Watch a fly hit a pane of glass till it gets real bony
His stomach swells up and he dies
I don't want to (oo-ee-oo)
When I feel like I could have gone longer
(repeat x3)
I don't want to (oo-ee-oo)
When I feel like I could have gone...
To be caught in the cut coffee sober
Ding-di-di-ding-di-di-ding-ding-boom-boom-boulder
One scratched lens of...
Of a brand new prescription
Drawing dates from a stacked deck of cards
And doom-doom-doom
I should cut down my caloric intake
I should go to sleep hungry
And wake up with my guts knotted up
And ears open like a burnt down hut
I want my mouth to always taste ablate
But I want, but I want, but (ooooooh)
I want to kiss like taffy
Hump gentle on a bed of nails and
Feel salt to widen eyes like a cut-up clam's tongue does
I wanna dump early on that BMT the rest
I want a patch of blue sky to follow me
Unfold an oragami death mask
And cut my DNA with rubber traits
Pull apart the double helix like a wishbone
Always be working on a suicide note
I don't want to (oo-ee-oo)
When I feel like I could have gone longer
(repeat x3)
I don't want to (oo-ee-oo)
When I feel like I could have gone...
Productive, fully-charged, cocked and pointed
Keep a tape recorder on my bedside table
Sweats, only the pants that fit the best, no belts, no cuffs
Walked home yet loose keep heel dies blue to a ten
Watch a fly hit a pane of glass till it gets real bony
His stomach swells up and he dies
I don't want to (oo-ee-oo)
When I feel like I could have gone longer
(repeat x3)
I don't want to (oo-ee-oo)
When I feel like I could have gone...
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if you watch the video, the lyrics are written in the video. it's "a blade" not "ablate"