Keep On Loving You

As lovely as this song may seem, if you listen to it close enough, its about a loser who can't get over some girl who screwed around one too many times..

You should've seen by the look in my eyes, baby There was somethin missin (He thought she was the one to truly complete him SPOILER ALERT HE WAS WRONG)

You should've known by the tone of my voice, maybe But you didn't listen (She doesn't really give a damn what he has to say to her)

You played dead But you never bled Instead you lay still in the grass All coiled up and hissin (Okay, now think about this one...still thinking? Okay, now shes basically telling him "sorry, not tonight, I'm on my period" and still continues to bitch at him over nothing)

And though I know all about those men Still I don't remember Cause it was us baby, way before then And we're still together (Wait, now this bitch is cheating? You best be joking **. Oh, and SPOILER ALERT he still puts up with it while not getting any)

And I meant, every word I said When I said that I love you I meant That I love you forever (Taking it a little to far my sexually deprived friend. What is this I don't even)

And I'm gonna keep on lovin you Cause it's the only thing I wanna do I don't wanna sleep I just wanna keep on lovin you (tl;dr no matter how much shit this girl gives this poor guy he still wants to be with her for god knows what reason)

Hope I didn't ruin that 80's classic for everyone.

Its about a guy who's girl cheated on him or maybe they broke up and she whored around for a bit "And though I know all about those men Still I don't remember" But he still loves her and he's not going to let that change his feelings for her "Cause it was us baby, way before then And we're still together" And he's willing to work things out because he loves her ♥ "And I meant, every word I said When I said that I love you I meant That I love you forever"

♥If a guy said those words to me I would die!♥

she cheated on him so many times but he just can't let her go, eventhough she broke his heart he is willing to give it another try

He loves her so much and she is the only thing he wants, eventhough he knows that she doesn't love him the same way.

a very good song

I just created an account so I could post on this song. I was reading the lyrics on here, and waiting for the vid to download on youtube, and very second I clicked the youtube link. The song came on the radio here at work. It was kinda creepy.

I too think it is about knowing he was being cheated on, he had to move on, but he still loves her. It is about dealing with those feelings of letting her go, one of the hardest things to do.

Ironically I am in the same situation. I had to tell her I loved her, but that I never want to see her ever again. Probably the hardest thing I've ever done in all of my life. She has driven me crazy for over half of my life, and I am 27 today. So it's been a long time.

Ironically all of the good Journey hits are about the same thing. Love being lost.

Okay, for all you folks out there who want an in depth meaning to the song, well lucky fer yewww I'll be the first to explain this damn song properly, finally.

Basically what this song means, is in fact, about his girl cheating on him(in reports Kevin Cronin lead vocals), but he still, and WILL continue to love and be with her.

"You should've seen by the look in my eyes, baby There was somethin missin You should've known by the tone of my voice, maybe But you didn't listen"

This basically plays on the fact that he was really hurt by her actions, and she didnt realise just, by how much.

"You played dead But you never bled"

Right, this part of the song, shows how inconsistent her stories were,and that he kinda had a gut feeling she wasn't giving him the whole picture , eg.the cheating

Instead you lay still in the grass All coiled up and hissin"

She hoped that the suspicions would quickly pass over "lay still in the grass" "all coiled up and hissin" and also, stayed on the defensive, arguing with him perpetually so on so forth maybe also because of her guilty conscious.

"And though I know all about those men Still I don't remember"

He goes straight to it now, he tells her he knows, and yet metaphorically doesnt remember, or simply put, "chooses" not to remember eg. forgive

"Cause it was us baby, way before then And we're still together"

He is showing her what the two of them are made of, that reltionships like their's did not grow on trees, but were truly meant to be.(hey that rhymed) And even after all that, the growing pains and hurt, they're both..ermm...STILL TOGETHER

"And I meant, every word I said When I said that I love you I meant That I love you forever"

And he meant, every word he saidd

"And I'm gonna keep on lovin you Cause it's the only thing I wanna do I don't wanna sleep I just wanna keep on lovin you"

There is nothing in the world he would rather do more, than that, to love her, forever, and ever.. Amen.

So yeah, thats about covers it, and that my friends, is "Keep on Lovin' you", interpreted.

To me, the writer is confronting his lover who cheated. He's knows it over, but he can't turn his feeling off like a switch. Unitl he is over her, he is not.

I'm very naive, but I thought "never bled" meant that he thought she had been a virgin.

Cheated …maybe yes or no. “It was us, way before them…”

Means he doesn’t care what happened in the past.

I love this song because to me it visualizes commitment and dedication (so to speak).

That’s my view

I know these lyrics have been interpreted by lots of people already, but I think of the lyrics this way:

The singer is a man who is in a relationship with a woman who has either cheated on him, or slept around a lot. (And though I know all about those men Still I don't remember 'Cause it was us Baby, way before them, and we're still together) He has long since forgiven her, and they have apparently maintained their relationship. It might also allude to the couple’s relationship having been longer than any of said woman’s conquests.

The singer then affirms that he still loves the woman despite all this. (And I meant Every word I said When I said that I love you I meant that I love you forever

And I'm gonna keep on lovin' you 'Cause it's the only thing I wanna do I don't wanna sleep, I just wanna keep on lovin' you)

Also the bit about her being “coiled up and hissin’) is probably how she had been defensive and lying about her cheating. Perhaps the singer should have broken up with the woman, but it’s honestly the forgiveness and love that he has for her that he still stands by. The relationship doesn’t seem to be over, because the woman probably became more upfront and honest. The couple works things out in the end.

That’s what I think this classic hit means. Love REO!

i love this song, REO is great, but it doesnt make a lot of sense...cause in the first stanza hes saying how something is missing and stuff, and then hes saying hes gonna keep on loving her. if he is missing feelings for her, why is he going to keep loving her??