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Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can
Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And I cannot compete with you, Jolene
He talks about you in his sleep
There's nothing I can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
And I can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can
You could have your choice of men
But I could never love again
He's the only one for me, Jolene
I had to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you
And whatever you decide to do, Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him even though you can
Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can
Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And I cannot compete with you, Jolene
He talks about you in his sleep
There's nothing I can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
And I can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can
You could have your choice of men
But I could never love again
He's the only one for me, Jolene
I had to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you
And whatever you decide to do, Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him even though you can
Jolene, Jolene
Lyrics submitted by Moondragon
Track duration: 02:42
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Considering nobody is aware of who I am, I'm willing to share a story, of which I am not proud of.
I was in a relationship for nine months with a guy that was...verbally...cheating on me? Up until he physically went for it. For seven months of those nine he was talking to his ex, telling her he loved her, leading her to believe he wanted to marry her, and such. I, being a fool, was completely in love with him, no matter how desperate and dead inside I was, I loved him. I always knew something was going on. I left him, finally. Then he couldn't take it, he dropped everyone (including his ex), he wanted to be with me, he tried so hard, and I was an utter bitch to him, I'd never been so cruel to anyone in my life. I'm back with him. He talks to absolutely no one besides myself and his two best friends, he has isolated himself from the world, and he truly does love me. It has been six and a half months. Six and a half entirely perfect months.
Now you know the story.
I think it's a very sadistic thing of me to do, I continuously listen to this song. I go back and forth replacing myself with Jolene and the speaker. ...Unfortunately, I'm much more of Jolene.
I love this song, it just sends me into this fit of sad rage, if that makes any sense.
The speaker is begging Jolene to leave. To let her have her man, even though she knows she can.
There's two different sides of this:
The first being, (we need a name for the speaker and the cheater, so the girl begging is going to be named Mindy, Mindy's man is going to be named Dick) Dick doesn't deserve Mindy, he's an asshole, but Mindy is setting herself up for a series of disastrous events by portraying this needy, clingy, and desperate woman. It's as if she has no self confidence at all, and that's not attractive at all. She needs to understand that if Dick doesn't want her, he doesn't want her, he wants to fool around. She should know she's better than that. She's speaking from a broken heart, she needs to move on and find someone who will value her as a significant other.
The second being, maybe Mindy and Dick have been together for quite sometime, and Dick is just going through a rough time. Mindy may know that it could actually work out, Dick just needs help. Maybe Marriage counseling is in need? Mindy may actually be a smart, self-respecting women that knows her man really does love her, maybe.
Side note: The fact that she says, "My happiness depends on you..." also really angers me. You don't need anyone but yourself to be happy. I will not let anyone upset me. I will not anyone take away my happiness, because no one can. You make a choice whether you want to dwell, or be happy.
I think I'm finished. I can't write a book...