This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
I never saw the ocean that way
I never tried to leave
I've been so down that I could cry
I've been so up that I was high
I never saw the fields that way
It's all beautiful to me
I'm feeling anxious more and more
I'm staring at the floor
I'm staring at the floor so I don't fall apart
I'm not trying for the best days
It's only way I know
I'm looking forward to the days and nights, the rumors
And the only times I feel like I'm a part of something
Is when I'm breaking down to you
I swear I'll always tell the truth
And really, I don't mean to sound so insincere
When you were down
I tried my best to offer some sort of half-assed conversation
But all along, I've kind of felt that waking up brings hope to sweat
And never digging yourself out isn't really helping
I never cared about the bad days or how they came to be
Basements to rooftops, messed up chords
I always forgot the words
I spend way too much time in driveways
But it's hard to go inside when you realize how good it gets
I wish I realized that more
And really, I don't mean to sound so insincere
When you were down
I tried my best to offer some sort of half-assed conversation
But all along, I've kind of felt that waking up brings hope to sweat
And never digging yourself out isn't really helping
How many times will it take for me to go outside?
I can't relate, and the street just seems so long today
You try to change the world and feel useless
I've gotten good at making excuses
I've gotten good at making excuses
I've gotten good at making excuses
I've gotten good at making excuses
I've gotten good at making excuses
I never tried to leave
I've been so down that I could cry
I've been so up that I was high
I never saw the fields that way
It's all beautiful to me
I'm feeling anxious more and more
I'm staring at the floor
I'm staring at the floor so I don't fall apart
I'm not trying for the best days
It's only way I know
I'm looking forward to the days and nights, the rumors
And the only times I feel like I'm a part of something
Is when I'm breaking down to you
I swear I'll always tell the truth
And really, I don't mean to sound so insincere
When you were down
I tried my best to offer some sort of half-assed conversation
But all along, I've kind of felt that waking up brings hope to sweat
And never digging yourself out isn't really helping
I never cared about the bad days or how they came to be
Basements to rooftops, messed up chords
I always forgot the words
I spend way too much time in driveways
But it's hard to go inside when you realize how good it gets
I wish I realized that more
And really, I don't mean to sound so insincere
When you were down
I tried my best to offer some sort of half-assed conversation
But all along, I've kind of felt that waking up brings hope to sweat
And never digging yourself out isn't really helping
How many times will it take for me to go outside?
I can't relate, and the street just seems so long today
You try to change the world and feel useless
I've gotten good at making excuses
I've gotten good at making excuses
I've gotten good at making excuses
I've gotten good at making excuses
I've gotten good at making excuses
Lyrics submitted by eltroyo11
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"'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/