Sabrina Johnston feat. Jimi Tunnell - "Dearest Dear" (1987)

LYRICS:
Can't change the station on my mind's TV, all I think about is you
Been watchin' reruns of the good time we had
(New forming tears start to blur the view)
Reach for some matches and my cigarettes, need some time to think this through
You meant more to me than anyone I've had

Found the note you left behind, in the pocket of my jacket
It read Dearest Dear
I'm waiting here
This is where you'll find me

Went to some places where we used to go, felt the need for company
Flashing faces of friends we knew
(New forming tears start to blur the view)
And one beside me tapped me on my arm, asked me if I'll be ok
The pressure's too much, gotta get out of the room

Found the note you left behind, in the pocket of my jacket
It read Dearest Dear
I'm waiting here
This is where you'll find me

I found the note you left behind, where you knew that I would find it
It read Dearest Dear
I'm waiting here
This is where you'll find me

Maybe it's better off for both of us, still is much too soon to tell
You know I won't be hard for you to find
(New forming tears start to blur the view)
And if I ever see you face to face, there's still one thing I gotta know
When you said you loved me, was it just a line

(Chorus 2x)

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[Fstyl]

Produced, arranged, composed and lyrics by Michael Wooten featured commentary by Michael Wooten:

This song was written back in the Miami Vice TV show days, so the lyrics (and the song itself) are kind of like an episode of that :-) 

[Fstyl]

(con't) It's basically a song about the girlfriend of a "dead" drug dealer, delivered in a film noir manner. The guy and her are really into each other, and one night he has to go out but doesn't want to wake her up to tell her where he's going, so he puts a note in the pocket of the jacket she always wears. He then gets killed, but she doesn't know that. All she knows about is the note.

[Fstyl]

(con't) The guy never comes back (of course), so she begins thinking that the note was really a "dear john" letter, but it's not! LOL! That second verse is kind of "weird" on purpose, because she is weird. She spends almost every non-sleeping minute, thinking to herself in a very Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde-like manner :-) The truth is that she doesn't actually go anywhere physically, and no one actually taps her on her arm. She's going to these "places where we used to go" inside her head.

[Fstyl]

(con't) The "someone tapping her on her arm" and "asking her if she'll be okay", is actually HERSELF (Dr. Jeckyll) doing/saying that to HERSELF Mr. Hyde). The last line ("The pressure's too much, gotta get out of the room") is how she gets herself to snap back into the real world (i.e. stop thinking to herself). "Room", in that context, is a metaphor for her thoughts/mind. So you see, the verses are really a reflection of what she's going through mentally.

[80slistener]

Thank you Fstyl! I really love this song, really love Jimi s voice... It became my alltime solid hit track... Thanks again. It is the style I really love!

[damusician]

cool song! i have some unreleased freestyle vinyls myself.