Just Because
Love's Fallout: Brian Setzer's Anthem of Liberation
Lyrics
Well-well-well, just because you think you're so pretty
Expressing skepticism or irony towards the person's self-perceived attractiveness.
And just because your mama thinks you're hot
Acknowledging that the person's mother sees them as attractive.
Well, just because you think you've got something
Suggesting that the person believes they possess unique qualities.
That no other girl has got
Emphasizing the perceived exclusivity of the person's qualities.
You caused me to spend all my money
Blaming the person for financial expenditures, possibly due to their influence.
You laughed and called me old Santa Claus
Recalling a situation where the person made fun, possibly comparing to Santa Claus.
Well, I'm telling you, baby, I'm through with you
Declaring the speaker's decision to end the relationship because of the mentioned reasons.
Because, well-well, just because
Reiterating the decision and emphasizing that it's "just because."
Well-well-well, there will come a time when you'll be lonesome
Foreshadowing a future time when the person will feel lonely.
And there will come a time when you'll be blue
Anticipating a time when the person will experience sadness.
Well, there will come a time when old Santa
Suggesting that in the future, the person won't receive assistance from "old Santa" for their bills.
He won't pay your bills for you
Highlighting the negative consequences of the person's actions.
You cause me to lose all of my women
Accusing the person of causing the speaker to lose other romantic relationships.
And now, now you say we are through
Refuting the person's claim that the speaker is now the one ending the relationship.
Well, I'm telling you
Reiterating that the speaker had already ended the relationship long ago.
Baby I was through with you, a long-long-long time ago
Stating definitively that the speaker was emotionally detached from the person for a considerable time.
Well, just because you think you're so pretty
Repeating the initial skepticism regarding the person's self-perceived beauty.
And just because your mama thinks you're the hottest thing in town
Acknowledging the influence of the person's mother in considering them attractive.
Well, just because you think you've got something
Reiterating the belief in the person's possession of unique qualities.
That nobody else has got
Emphasizing the exclusivity of the person's perceived qualities.
You caused me to spend all my money, honey
Blaming the person for financial losses again, using an affectionate term ("honey").
You laughed and called me old Santa Claus
Recalling the earlier mockery of being called "old Santa Claus."
Well, I'm telling you, baby, I'm through with you
Reiterating the speaker's decision to end the relationship due to the reasons stated.
Because, well-well, just because
Concluding with a reaffirmation of the decision, using the phrase "well-well, just because."
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