Biting My Nails
Habitual Temptations: Biting My Nails' Musical Journey
Lyrics
He came up to me and he said
Recounting a conversation where someone says goodbye, expressing the need to leave.
Catch you later, baby I 'gotta split
Reiteration of the departure and admission of a persistent habit that is hard to break.
I've got a habit I just can't quit
Acknowledging a difficult-to-break habit.
Catch you later, baby, I 'gotta split
Repeating the farewell and emphasizing the challenge of overcoming the habit.
I've got a habit I just can't quit
Reaffirming the presence of a habit that is hard to quit.
Oh, oh
Expressing frustration or contemplation with a repeated vocalization.
Just biting my nails
Repeating the phrase "Just biting my nails," suggesting anxiety or nervousness.
Oh, oh
-Just biting my nails
-Oh, oh
-Just biting my nails
-Oh, oh
-Just biting my nails
-A flake of snow on a silver spoon
Describing various images, possibly metaphorical, representing desire or longing.
A pretty woman and a big full moon
-A handsome man with a diamond ring
-How he wishes he had that thing
-Oh, oh
Repeating the phrase "Just biting my nails" to convey a persistent state of anxiety or tension.
Just biting my nails
-Oh, oh
-Just biting my nails
-Oh, oh
-Just biting my nails
-Oh, oh
-Just biting my nails
-He's got a finger in her painted lips
Depicting a physical interaction with another person and hinting at financial concerns related to dental care.
Oh, he’s got the hand up on her Africa hips
-Give me money for the dentist, honey, not this time
-I've got a habit, and it's all mine
-Oh, oh
Continuing the repetition of "Just biting my nails," emphasizing the habitual nature of the action.
Just biting my nails
-Oh, oh
-Just biting my nails
-Oh, oh
-Just biting my nails
-Oh, oh
-Now, if you're 'gonna see me biting my nails you just tell my mama and she 'gonna spank me
Addressing potential consequences of the habit, mentioning informing the speaker's mother.
'Cause I don't want a bad habit, I don't like it and I don't want one
Expressing dislike for the habit and determination to overcome it.
I'm 'gonna
Expressing a commitment to quit the habit, with a desire for long nails for a different purpose.
I'm 'gonna
-I'm 'gonna put it down
-I'm 'gonna give it up
-You'll see
-Oh, oh
-It's biting my nails
-Oh, oh
-It's biting my nails
-Oh, oh
-It's biting my nails
-I want long nails honey so I can scratch your back
-Oh, oh
-It's biting my nails
-Oh, oh
-I'm 'gonna give it up
-I don’t want a bad habit
-I’m 'gonna put it down
-It’s easy, I'm 'gonna, I’m 'gonna drop it
-I’m 'wanna quit it now
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