What does "Just like a willow" mean?
In the song "It's now or never" by Elvis Presley I encountered this line:
Just like a willow
We would cry an ocean
If we lost true love
and sweet devotion
I know "willow" is a kind of tree, but "just like a willow" doesn't seem to be an idiom. Are there any subtle meanings hiding under "just like a willow"?
Solution 1:
I think it refers to a weeping willow:
a type of willow tree that has long, thin branches that hang down.
that suggests the idea of "crying".