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Love The One You're With Lyrics
If your guy can't come to you
and you don't remember who your talking to
your concentration slips away
because your baby, is so far away
Well there's a rose in a fisted glove
and the eagle flies with the dove
and if you cant be with the one you love, honey
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
Don't be angry
don't be sad
Don't sit cryin' over good times you had
There's a girl right next to you
and she's waiting for something to do
And there's a rose in a fisted glove
and the eagle flies with the dove
and if you cant be with the one you love, honey
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do, do do do
(instrumental break) love the one your with
love the one your with
love the one your with
Turn your heartache right into joy
She's a girl and your a boy
get it together, make it tonight,
you ain't gonna need any more advice
And there's a rose in a fisted glove
and the eagle flies with the dove
and if you cant be with the one you love, honey
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do, do do do
and you don't remember who your talking to
your concentration slips away
because your baby, is so far away
and the eagle flies with the dove
and if you cant be with the one you love, honey
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
don't be sad
Don't sit cryin' over good times you had
There's a girl right next to you
and she's waiting for something to do
and the eagle flies with the dove
and if you cant be with the one you love, honey
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do, do do do
(instrumental break) love the one your with
love the one your with
love the one your with
She's a girl and your a boy
get it together, make it tonight,
you ain't gonna need any more advice
and the eagle flies with the dove
and if you cant be with the one you love, honey
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do, do do do
Song Info
Submitted by
hari66 On Dec 15, 2006
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It sounds to me like the song is about how you should stop chasing the dreams you have about your ideal person and be more open and accepting of alternative options. It does kind of sound depressing that you can't be with the one you want. But if you think about it, it is sort of like a message to move on, to get your head out of the clouds and be with someone real.
I had the same thought about this song, but seems like we're in the minority.
I had the same thought about this song, but seems like we're in the minority.
This song is also about the 'social animals' that human beings are.
According to a recent study by the NY Times
"Loneliness, as the researchers note, is a greater risk for morbidity and mortality than cigarette smoking. So if you can’t talk with the ones you love, talk to the ones you’re with."
This song is about not seeing something that's right in front of you.
The Eagle flies with the dove. Through pain, there is pleasure.
It's about how you should love the girl you're with!
Tom Rapp (of Pearls Before Swine) also wrote and recorded an answer song called "Love/Sex":
I want to meet somebody, That I can talk to. I want to meet somebody, I can make love with, not to. Bodies on bodies Like sacks upon shelves. People are using each other, To make love to themselves.
And we all use our bodies As a place to hide And meet all the other bodies With people hiding inside. If all that is touching, Is just what you wear, I guess that not sharing, Is the only thing we share, Somewhere.
Somewhere we lost real love, Somewhere along the line. They say get it while you can, Get it while you can, But don't get left behind. And if you don't love The one that you're with Why don't you just Wait for the one that you love? And she'll love you, too.
Today I met somebody That I can talk to. Today I met somebody I can make love with, not to. She says love will get you Through times of no sex Better than sex will get you Through times of no love. We wrote that on the wall, We wrote that on the wall, We wrote that on the wall, And why don't you Write that on your wall, too.
Great description of ths song tikbalang. Too bad Melanie's 'answer song' never got released...it's called "I Just Can't Do It If I'm Not In Love (And I'm Not In Love With You")! Smack!
i personally dont like the meaning of this song. if you love someone, shouldnt you try your best to make t work. and not deal with the one your with?
I get two meanings. One being well-they aren't around so I'll just move on and be with who ever is right next to me. And the other that the grass isn't always greener on the other side-stick it out and love the one your with. ;)
I hate this song. I was in a very emotional long distance relationship once, and it ended with me being completely faithful and working 60+ hours a week saving up every penny to move there, only to have her decide that she'd rather just "love the one (she's) with" - and it didn't last either, she wanted me back after just a month. I bet it's just about Stephen Stills wanting to get into someones pants whose lover was fighting in the War.
Completely agree. This song is not about love, it is about sex and the naive (actually foolish) "hippie" notion of "free love," which really means having sex with whomever you want. I was surprised that when CSNY toured a few years back (as 50-60 year olds with sons and daughters of their own) that they hadn't matured enough to abandon this anthem to promiscuity.
Completely agree. This song is not about love, it is about sex and the naive (actually foolish) "hippie" notion of "free love," which really means having sex with whomever you want. I was surprised that when CSNY toured a few years back (as 50-60 year olds with sons and daughters of their own) that they hadn't matured enough to abandon this anthem to promiscuity.
@Icklejabob said " I bet it's just about Stephen Stills wanting to get into someones pants whose lover was fighting in the War."
@Icklejabob said " I bet it's just about Stephen Stills wanting to get into someones pants whose lover was fighting in the War."
Or maybe the flip - he's 19 years old...... been fighting the war that no one back home supports, he doesn't get any mail from his high school friends, and now finds himself on R&R in some bar in a strange Asian city; Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Taipei.... that Stephen Stills song is playing on the juke box....... amplifying the loneliness that now has a chance to overshadow the stress and terror of humping the bush,...
Or maybe the flip - he's 19 years old...... been fighting the war that no one back home supports, he doesn't get any mail from his high school friends, and now finds himself on R&R in some bar in a strange Asian city; Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Taipei.... that Stephen Stills song is playing on the juke box....... amplifying the loneliness that now has a chance to overshadow the stress and terror of humping the bush, walking point, booby traps, ambushes.... knowing that in a few days he'll be on a plane heading back to Tan Son Nhut AB; Danang; I Corps ..... while back in the 'world' it seems that no one gives a hoot...... there's no condemnation in her almond eyes .... so he just loves the one he's with.....
This song is also about the 'social animals' that human beings are.
According to a recent study by the NY Times
"Loneliness, as the researchers note, is a greater risk for morbidity and mortality than cigarette smoking. So if you can’t talk with the ones you love, talk to the ones you’re with."