Oh won't you stay Stay a while with your own ones Don't ever stray Stray so far from your own ones 'Cause the world is so cold Don't care nothing for your soul That you share with your own ones.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Staying close to loved ones is vital because the world can be cold to the soul.
- In plain terms
- Stay close to your people because the world ignores your needs.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect your close relationships.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who are your own ones?
- How do you protect them?
Another view
Sometimes distance protects relationships.
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