Whats Our Love Comin’ To

Song Meaning

Bob Neuwirth's "Whats Our Love Comin' To" isn't just a breakup song; it's an autopsy of a relationship on life support. It's a raw, unflinching look at the slow fade, that agonizing period where the magic's gone, and you're left with the unsettling feeling that something fundamental has shifted. The opening lines, "Magic missing baby when we kiss / It ain't supposed to be like this," aren't about explosive arguments or dramatic betrayals, but about the quiet erosion of intimacy, the absence of spark where there used to be a bonfire. It's the kind of heartbreak that creeps in, insidious and unnerving. Neuwirth masterfully uses imagery of a world continuing its natural course—"The sun still shines / The wind still blows"—to highlight the dissonance between the external world and the internal turmoil. Even as life goes on, the core connection is fraying. The repeated question, "What's our love coming to?" isn't accusatory, but a plea, a desperate attempt to understand the trajectory of a love that's losing its way. The "sky is falling" metaphor, coupled with the almost fatalistic advice to "Don't look up / It just might miss us / With a little luck," suggests a sense of impending doom, but also a fragile hope that perhaps, just perhaps, they can dodge the inevitable. Ultimately, "Whats Our Love Comin' To" resonates because it captures the universal fear of losing something precious, of watching a bond disintegrate despite your best efforts. The line "Our home, sweet home / Ain't so sweet no more" speaks volumes about the psychological impact of relational decay – how a shared space, once a sanctuary, becomes a stark reminder of what's been lost. The final verse, with its assertion that "Tough get going / When the going gets tough / So, don't you think we're strong enough?," offers a glimmer of optimism, a last-ditch effort to salvage what remains. Whether that hope is realized or merely a denial of the inevitable is left unresolved, making the song all the more poignant.