I think that the shuffle feature in iTunes is one of the best things ever. When I don't know what I want to listen to, I let "shuffle" find something for me. Today, it found this gem that I'd forgotten about...
"Say it with your actions - saying those words to me doesn't mean anything. I don't wanna hear them. Baby, you can keep those three, you might as well not even speak." It's clear that the singer has been in a relationship in which there have been a lot of words, especially "I love you," but things are such that she'd rather not even hear those words anymore. She wants her love to show the love with actions rather than just saying it all the time. The words have been used so much, especially alongside questionable relational practices, that the words have become meaningless in light of what she has seen and experienced.
"Many different times before you were almost out the door, then you'd say it and I'd forgive everything. Well I'm sorry to report that's not working anymore. Now I need to see if that's really what you mean. No more "I'm sorry," "I love you." I need proof. Baby boy, it's all in what you do. "I love you" - if it's true, baby boy, it's all in what you do." She has been to the point of leaving/putting him out, but then he would say "I love you," and she would forgive and take him back. Unfortunately (for him), these words have become sweet nothings, and she no longer wants to just hear that. She doesn't want apologies or sweet words - she's at the point where she needs him to prove that he actually loves her. If he can't do something to show that his love is as real as his words, then she has nothing more to say to him and she will have to let him go.
"Say it with your actions, say it in the way you touch and the things that you do for us. I don't wanna be mean, but when it comes to this love, saying it ain't enough." She wants not just words but actions and affection to show the love that he is professing. She's not disregarding words or negating their importance, but she has gotten to the point that if she is going to continue to invest her time, heart, and emotions in this situation, then she will need more than just words as a return on her investment. If he's not showing it, then his words are basically a lie. She needs more. Anyone can profess love, but it takes true love to show it.
"It's in what you, it's, it's in what you do. It's in what you, it's all in what you do." For her, love is not rhetoric - it's the actions that come out of the feeling within. If there are no actions to back up the words, then the words are just that. And who wants to invest their entire being in just some words without being shown and given some proof of what has been said. Words don't pay bills, keep you warm at night, or take care of anything except itching ears. But if there is no actual love, don't say it as a a means of manipulating someone to do what you want.
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