Lyrics
Standin' on the corner
Expressing the act of standing on a street corner.
Wait on my girl to come by
Waiting for the speaker's significant other to pass by.
Yes standin' on the corner
Reiteration of waiting for the girl on the street corner.
Waitin' on my girl to come by
Continuation of waiting for the girl on the street corner.
Yes I can see nobody's face
Expressing a sense of loneliness and emotional pain, unable to see anyone.
And I just gonna break down an' cry
The emotional distress leads to a desire to cry.
Well I know she's out here
Acknowledging the belief that the girl is somewhere on the same street.
On this street somewhere
Reaffirmation of the girl's presence on the street.
Yes I know you're out here woman uh
Expressing certainty about the girl's location on the street.
On this street somewhere
Repetition of affirming the girl's presence on the street.
Bye baby now
Bidding farewell to the current emotional state by finding a new romantic interest.
I found me a new little girl
The speaker has found a new romantic partner.
Yeah hug me baby and uh
Expressing a desire for physical closeness and attention from the new partner.
Hear me call your name mm
Requesting the new partner to acknowledge the speaker.
Oh I know you hear me babe I
Acknowledging the belief that the new partner can hear the speaker.
Keep on callin' your name
Continuously calling out to the new partner.
Well I didn't hear the answer babe
Expressing disappointment at not receiving a response from the new partner.
An' I don't seem to see a dog-gone thing
Feeling lost and unable to perceive anything meaningful.
I'll flag me a cab and I'll
Deciding to take a cab and explore the town in search of the partner.
Ride around all over town oh baby
Expressing the intent to ride around the town in the cab.
Yes I'll flag me a cab and I think I'll
Reiteration of the plan to ride around the town in the cab.
Ride around all over town
Commitment not to let go of the cab until finding the partner.
You know if I don't find you woman I ain't gonna let this
Emphasizing determination to locate the partner.
Cab here no more put me down
Not willing to abandon the search for the partner.
So it's about four o'clock in the mornin' and I'm
Providing a time reference; it's early morning.
Startin' to fall asleep ha ha
Sharing a humorous moment about getting sleepy in the cab.
I tell the cab driver I just wanna
Expressing the desire to find something to eat.
Find me somethin' to eat
Clarifying the intent to find the woman, not just food.
I say I gotta find my woman
Reiterating the quest to find the woman.
And I know she's somewhere somewhere
Belief that the woman is somewhere, emphasizing uncertainty about her exact location.
You know I'm gonna ride I'm gonna ride I say I'm gonna
Commitment to continue searching by riding the cab.
Ride this ol' yellow cab
Repetition of the determination to ride the cab in the search.
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