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Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough Lyrics
by Patty Smyth
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Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough Lyrics
Now, I don't want to lose you
But I don't want to use you
Just to have somebody by my side
And I don't want to hate you
I don't want to take you
But I don't want to be the one to cry
And that don't really matter
To anyone anymore
But like a fool I keep losing my place
And I keep seeing you walk through that door
But there's a danger in loving somebody too much
And it's sad when you know it's your heart you can't trust
There's a reason why people don't stay where they are
Baby, sometimes love just ain't enough
Now, I could never change you
I don't want to blame you
Baby, you don't have to take the fall
Yes, I may have hurt you
But I did not desert you
Maybe I just want to have it all
It makes a sound like thunder
It makes me feel like rain
And like a fool who will never see the truth
I keep thinking something's gonna change
But there's a danger in loving somebody too much
And it's sad when you know it's your heart you can't trust
There's a reason why people don't stay where they are
Baby, sometimes love just ain't enough
And there's no way home
When it's late at night and you're all alone
Are there things that you wanted to say
And do you feel me beside you in your bed
There beside you where I used to lay
And there's a danger in loving somebody too much
And it's sad when you know it's your heart they can't touch
There's a reason why people don't stay who they are
Baby, sometimes love just ain't enough
Baby, sometimes love, it just ain't enough
Meaning of Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
“Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough” explores the painful cycle of a doomed relationship, revealing a deep sense of regret and resignation. Patty Smyth captures the agonizing feeling of wanting to hold onto love while simultaneously recognizing its destructive potential. The narrator is trapped in a pattern of attraction and heartbreak, acknowledging their own foolishness in repeatedly losing themselves within the other person’s orbit. There's a poignant sadness underscored by the awareness that trust has been broken, leading to inevitable separation – a truth felt acutely when facing loneliness. The repetition emphasizes this devastating realization: love, despite its initial promise, isn’t enough to overcome fundamental flaws and insecurities. Ultimately, the song conveys a heartbreaking message about accepting the limits of affection and the impossibility of changing someone's core nature, leaving only the quiet understanding that sometimes, even with genuine desire, love simply isn’t sufficient.
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