Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: rock-n-roll
Song Meaning of “Wouldn’t You Know” by Billy Lee Riley
‘Wouldn’t You Know’ is a bluesy, nostalgic ballad from Billy Lee Riley that reflects on a former lover who has left him broken and alone. We hear Riley reflecting on his old flame, trying to make sense of why they ended the relationship and what he could have done differently. He wonders if she ever thought of him after they parted, and if she would even bother to care if he sought her out now.
Riley laments over the course of the song that life would be so much better if his lover hadn’t gone away, and asking why life seems so cruel at times. He bemoans how much he misses her presence in his life, and wonders if he was ever good enough for her in the first place.
The lyrics capture the pangs of a broken heart, and the sadness of being without somebody that you thought would always be there. Riley shows us that love can have its highs and lows, and sometimes, even when all seems lost, it can still be hard to move on from what once was.