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Martyn Miles · 06-19-2019, 12:44 PM

Many years ago, listening to ‘Can’t Depend on Love’ I heard the line ‘I was only trying to get by with some of life’s amenities’ as ‘I was only trying to get by with some of life’s many tears.’
Also, ‘I can’t depend on love to defend me’ as ‘I can’t depend on love to be fair to me.’
Oddly enough, it seems to give the whole verse a completely different meaning and one I could identify with because of something that happened to me in a relationship.

06-19-2019, 12:44 PM	#83
Martyn Miles Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 130	Misheard lyrics. Many years ago, listening to ‘Can’t Depend on Love’ I heard the line ‘I was only trying to get by with some of life’s amenities’ as ‘I was only trying to get by with some of life’s many tears.’ Also, ‘I can’t depend on love to defend me’ as ‘I can’t depend on love to be fair to me.’ Oddly enough, it seems to give the whole verse a completely different meaning and one I could identify with because of something that happened to me in a relationship. Last edited by Martyn Miles; 06-25-2019 at 03:25 PM.