Traffic and Weather
Belonging Amidst News and Longing
Lyrics
5:40
Refers to the time, 5:40.
Channel Six news team
Introduces the Channel Six news team.
Breaking story bout a get-rich-quick scheme
Reports on a breaking story about a get-rich-quick scheme.
One anchor turns and faces the other
Describes the interaction between news anchors.
Says it?s time that I made you my lover
An anchor expresses romantic feelings, suggesting a personal connection beyond news reporting.
Oooh we belong together
Repetition emphasizing the connection between the anchors, likening it to the inseparable nature of traffic and weather.
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-Oooh we belong together
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-Every twenty we got business reports
Announces business reports every twenty minutes.
We're gonna take a break and then we're right back with sports
Indicates a break before returning with sports news.
Hey Dan I like those shorts
A playful comment about Dan's shorts on air.
I've never seen em before
The speaker has not seen those shorts before.
I'd like em even more Lying on my bedroom floor
Expresses admiration for the shorts and suggests a romantic scenario.
Don't run away baby, hear what I say
Encourages someone not to run away and listen to what the speaker has to say.
You know I sit here reading to you day after day
Highlights the speaker's dedication to reading to someone daily.
Don't be scared, sit back down in your chair
Asks the person not to be scared and to sit back down.
All I want to do is Just stroke your hair
Expresses a desire to stroke someone's hair.
Oooh we belong together
Repetition emphasizing the inseparable connection between the speaker and the other person, comparing it to traffic and weather.
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-Oooh we belong together
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-Chuck Scarborough turns to Sue Simmons
Names two news anchors, Chuck Scarborough and Sue Simmons.
Says sugar you don't know what you're missin'
Chuck suggests that Sue is missing out on something sweet (sugar).
Oooh we belong together
Repetition underscoring the connection between the speaker and the other person, likening it to traffic and weather.
Like traffic and weather
-Like traffic and weather
-Oooh we belong together
-Like traffic and weather
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