# Are there any songs you can think of that have the theme of **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 15, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-you-can-think-of-that-have-the-theme-of/725254 "2015-07-15T18:43:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-you-can-think-of-that-have-the-theme-of/725254/1 "2015-07-15T18:43:36Z")
“I love you and I’ll spend my life with you…unless that special one/ex ever wants to get back together and then it’s over” ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-you-can-think-of-that-have-the-theme-of/725254/2 "2015-07-15T19:39:34Z")
Weird Al’s “Good Enough For Now” comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Meltdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-you-can-think-of-that-have-the-theme-of/725254/3 "2015-07-15T19:42:29Z")
Meat Loaf’s “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad”? ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-you-can-think-of-that-have-the-theme-of/725254/4 "2015-07-15T19:44:09Z")
“Two out of Three Ain’t Bad” by Meat Loaf is kind of close, but maybe not quite there. His heart definitely belongs to an ex, but he’ll stay with the subject of the song as long as she can live with the fact that there ain’t no way he’s ever gonna love her. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-you-can-think-of-that-have-the-theme-of/725254/5 "2015-07-15T20:19:30Z")
Leonard Cohen’s “Waiting for the Miracle”, perhaps. _Ah, baby, let’s get married We’ve been alone too long Let’s be alone together Let’s see if we’re that strong Oh, let’s do something crazy Something absolutely wrong While we’re waiting for the miracle For the miracle to come_ ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-you-can-think-of-that-have-the-theme-of/725254/6 "2015-07-15T21:26:34Z")
Roy Orbison’s Running Scared is that song [seen from the other side](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH-AafkQPEof), about always being terrified that your partner is going to leave with his or her One True Love. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-you-can-think-of-that-have-the-theme-of/725254/7 "2015-07-15T22:07:46Z")
No but I’m a songwriter and I’ve had a bit of writer’s block lately. This might help. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-you-can-think-of-that-have-the-theme-of/725254/8 "2015-07-16T00:25:45Z")
When I’m not near the girl I love I love the girl I’m near - Finian’s Rainbow And if you can’t be with the one you love honey Love The One You’re With - Stephen Stills