Explain "Come Rain or Come Shine"

June 7, 2007 7:42 PM

In the song "Come Rain or Come Shine," what does the singer mean when she says, "Don't ever bet me"?

My fiancée and I want to use "Come Rain or Come Shine" as our wedding song. But we don't understand this verse:

I guess when you met me
It was just one of those things.
But don't ever bet me,
'Cause I'm gonna be true,
If you let me.

We get the general idea--but what does "don't ever bet me" mean, exactly? Is it slang? What are we missing?

posted by josh to society & culture (8 comments total)

Don't ever try to wager on this likelihood, because I will win.
posted by b33j at 8:00 PM on June 7, 2007

Bet.
posted by b33j at 8:03 PM on June 7, 2007

Bet me = make a bet with me. "I'll bet you this thing happens."
posted by Many bubbles at 8:07 PM on June 7, 2007

Without knowing more context for the song, one might consider that the singer is implying "Don't ever bet me that it was just one of those things," the implication being that "those things" are mere flings, sparked by chemistry rather than long-lasting love. The song target would lose the bet, because the relationship is, in fact, long-lasting, soulmates-forever-type love -- much more than the mere chemistry and physical attraction that might have explained the relationship's implicitly passionate beginning.
posted by amtho at 8:23 PM on June 7, 2007

In this context: Don't ever think that I will be untrue, because I will always be true.

If you placed a wager with me that I would stop being true, you would lose.

For the sake of the rhyme and the meter, the thought is truncated, but the meaning is implied. (And inferred.)
posted by The Deej at 8:23 PM on June 7, 2007

It would be a reference to wagering on a horse race considering the context.
posted by tellurian at 8:31 PM on June 7, 2007

I think it is kinda like this.

Me: I could throw a football over those mountains.
You: I bet you can't.
Me: *Throws football over mountains* Told you that you shouldn't bet me.

Though looking back on my example I probably should have used something more romantic and possible.
posted by magikker at 10:37 AM on June 8, 2007

I went and read all the lyrics slightly modified answer

I guess when you met me It was just one of those things.
It started as a fling.

But don't ever bet me, 'Cause I'm gonna be true, If you let me.
But know she's saying not to bet against her love because she is going to be true as long as he lets her.
posted by magikker at 10:41 AM on June 8, 2007