Put Your Sweet Lips Closer To The Phone
Jim Reeves Lyrics

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Let′s pretend that we're together all alone.
I′ll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low.
And you can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go.

Whisper to me, tell me do you love me true
Or is he holding you the way I do.
Though love is blind, make up your mind

I've got to know.
Should I hang up or will you tell him he′ll have to go.

You can′t say the words I want to hear
While you're with another man
Do you want me answer yes or no
Darlin′ I will understand.

Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
Let's pretend that we′re together all alone.

I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low.
And you can tell your friend there with you, he′ll have to go.

Overall Meaning

In Jim Reeves's song "Put Your Sweet Lips Closer To The Phone," the singer is speaking to a person they love but they are not physically together at the moment. They are on the phone, and the singer is asking the other person to put their lips closer to the phone so that they can feel like they are together. The singer even goes so far as to ask the other person to have their friend leave the room so that they can have some privacy. The singer is desperate to hear the other person say that they love them, and they are willing to wait on the phone until they get an answer.

Line by Line Meaning

Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
Come closer to the phone so that I can feel like we are together.

Let's pretend that we're together all alone.
Imagine we are alone despite the distance between us.

I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low.
I'll ask the man to lower the volume of the music that interferes with our conversation.

And you can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go.
Ask your friend to leave so that we can talk privately without anyone interrupting.

Whisper to me, tell me do you love me true
Talk to me quietly and confess whether you truly love me.

Or is he holding you the way I do.
Tell me if he is holding you in the same way as I do.

Though love is blind, make up your mind. I've got to know.
Even though love can be confusing, you have to decide and tell me the truth because I need to know.

Should I hang up, or will you tell him he'll have to go.
Should I hang up so that you can talk to him or ask him to leave so that we can continue our conversation?

You can't say the words I want to hear while you're with another man.
I need to hear your words of love, but it is not possible when you are with someone else.

Do you want me to answer yes or no, darlin' I will understand.
Do you want me to accept your answer - whether it is 'yes' or 'no' - because I love you and will understand your decision.

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