Gnawin' on It
Passionate Pursuit: Unveiling Desire in Bonnie Raitt's Melody
Lyrics
I'm down here workin' at my job
I am currently working at my job.
But I just can't concentrate
I find it difficult to concentrate.
You keep messin' with my mind, baby
You are disturbing my thoughts, baby.
Yeah, I'm circlin' round the bait
I am tempted and drawn towards something.
I got to take off early
I need to leave work early.
I got to get you home
I want to take you home.
I'm gonna show you little woman
I intend to show you, my love, why a dog loves a bone.
Why a dog loves a bone
Expressing the desire for intimacy.
I'll be gnawin' on it
I'll be persistently thinking about it.
I said, gnawin' on it
Continuing to persistently think about it.
We'll be gnawin' on it, baby
We will be consumed by desire, baby.
Ah, nah, nah, girl don't do that
Discouraging a particular action.
I dropped the kids at school this morning
I handled parental responsibilities earlier today.
I hung the clothes in the back
I completed household chores.
I'm trying to take care of my business, darling
I am trying to manage my affairs, but my mind is elsewhere.
But my mind ain't on the track
I am not focused on what I should be doing.
You got me feeling kind of squarely
You make me feel somewhat disoriented.
I got to get you in this place
I need to bring you to this place.
Oh 'cause what I got in mind'll put a grin on your face
Because my intentions will make you smile.
We'll be gnawin' on it, honey
We will be passionately engaged, honey.
I said, gnawin' on it
Continuing to be passionately engaged.
I'll be gnawin' on it
I will be persistently engaged in desire.
Ah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah baby don't do that
Discouraging a particular action again.
They say it's hard to keep it going
They say it's challenging to maintain a relationship.
When you're together for so long
Long-term relationships face difficulties.
They say combustion's for the youngsters
Passion is for the younger generation.
We should be glad we get along
We should be grateful that we still get along.
But they don't know nothin' 'bout it
Others don't understand our relationship.
They way you love me it's a shame
Your love for me is unique and remarkable.
You know there ain't nobody better
No one is better than you.
Blowin' embers to a flame
We are intensifying our love.
We'll be gnawin' on it, baby, that's what we're doing
We will be passionately engaged, that's what we are doing.
We're gonna keep gnawin' on it till we get it
We will persist in our passionate engagement until we succeed.
Baby come one and
Encouraging a specific action from the partner.
Nah, nah, nah, oh, nah, nah, nah honey, not like oh
Discouraging a particular action again.
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