Song Analysis 1: "Do I"- Luke Bryan

Baby, what are we becoming
It feels just like we’re always running
Rolling through the motions everyday
I can lean in to hold you, or act like I don’t even know you
Seems like you could care less either way
What happened to that girl I used to know
I just want us back to the way we were before

Do I turn you on at all when I kiss you baby,
Does the sight of me wanting you drive you crazy,
Do I have your love? Am I still enough?
Tell me don’t I, or tell me do I baby
Give you everything that you ever wanted
Would you rather just turn away and leave me lonely?
Do I just need to give up and get on with my life
Baby, do I

Remember when we didn’t have nothing
But a perfect simple kind of loving
Baby those sure were the days
There was a time our love ran wild and free
But now I’m second guessing everything I see

Do I turn you on at all when I kiss you baby
Does the sight of me wanting you drive you crazy
Do I have your love, am I still enough
Tell me don’t I, or tell me do I baby
Give you everything that you ever wanted
Would you rather just turn away and leave me lonely
Do I just need to give up and get on with my life
Baby, do I

Still give you what you need
Still take your breath away
Or light up the spark way down deep, baby do I

Do I turn you on at all when I kiss you baby
Does the sight of me wanting you drive you crazy
Do I have your love, am I still enough
Tell me don’t I, or tell me do I baby
Give you everything that you ever wanted
Would you rather just turn away and leave me lonely
Do I just need to give up and get on with my life

Tell me baby do I get one more try
Do I, baby do I


At the young age of 14, Luke's parents bought him his first guitar. After he learned how to play, he joined various local bands and began to play in local clubs. At age 16, he began to write his first songs. His major influences were George Strait, Conway Twitty, Ronnie Milsap, Alan Jackson, and Merle Haggard. He attended Georgia Southern University, where he continued to work on his singing and song writing skills. He even self- released an album, which he would sell at shows. "Do I" is a song co- written with Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of the group Lady Antebellum. This song is about a couple that doesn’t know if their worlds are jiving together or where their relationship is going.


Throughout the song, they're are many poetic devices to exemplify the unanswered questions about their relationship. This song is told in the first person point of view. He expresses everything using "I", "Do I turn you on at all when I kiss you baby?" In the second stanza Luke says, "Tell me dont I, or tell me do I baby give you everything that you ever wanted." This is an example of a hyperbole. No one can give anyone everything that they've ever wanted, no matter how hard they try. The fourth line in the third stanza says, "There was a time our love ran wild and free." This is an example of personification. Love isn't a living thing, therefore it cannot run wild and free like horses would. These poetic devices are key in exemplifying the overall theme; desperation for love. 


The line "Still take your breath away," is also an hyperbole. He never actually took her breathe away, they were just once in love and she was in "awe" of him.  "Or light up the spark way down deep," is an example of imagery. You can picture fireworks in your head when you listen to that line, but in reality he actually means their chemistry. Luke's use of hyperbole, personification and imagery all add to the real meaning of "Do I." Luke Bryan is an amazing song writer and his use of repitition helps get explain his idea of confusion and heartbreak. The meaning and the corresponding lyrics, leave a lasting impression that you will remember.