Lyrics
The final word had just come in.
The speaker received the final piece of information.
The six o'clock news had just began.
The news broadcast at 6 o'clock had just started.
When I saw you through the window of a payphone dialin' 911 for information.
The speaker observed someone using a payphone to call 911 for information.
How did things get so bad?
The speaker questions how the situation deteriorated to its current state.
I swear you're the best disease I've ever had in my life and yours entangled in a web forever together.
The speaker metaphorically describes the person as the best but harmful influence in their life, and their destinies are intertwined.
How was I to know you'd turn around to bring me down.
The speaker expresses surprise at the person turning around to bring them down.
And from the get go you know you shoulda told me way back then... before we got goin'
The speaker suggests the person should have been honest about their intentions from the beginning.
There were stars in the night.
The speaker recalls a romantic moment with stars and a moonlit view.
There was a view just us two in the moonlight.
There was a special view shared by the speaker and the person in the moonlight.
And I saw you lookin up you're eyes so bright.
The speaker noticed the person looking up with bright eyes.
I was holin' on so tight.
The speaker held on tightly during this moment.
How could I say goodbye, we is such a far cry from I.
The speaker questions how they could say goodbye when "we" is so different from "I."
And I saw the signs along the ride.
The speaker noticed signs along the journey, possibly indicating warnings or red flags.
They say: "don't go down this road wrong way".
There is advice or a warning against going down a particular road, labeled as the wrong way.
How was I to know you'd turn around to bring me down.
The speaker reiterates surprise at the person's actions bringing them down.
And from the get go you know you shoulda told me way back then...
The speaker emphasizes that the person should have been truthful from the start.
before we got goin',
The speaker repeats the idea that honesty should have been expressed before things started.
before we got goin',
The speaker again emphasizes the need for honesty before the relationship commenced.
before we got goin'!
Repetition of the plea for honesty before the relationship began.
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