Lyrics
Say you need me, say you need me
Soliciting affirmation of emotional need and importance.
Tell me that you want my love
Requesting confirmation of desire for love.
Say you will be mine and I am yours
Expressing a desire for commitment and mutual possession.
You think that you're way above me
Perceiving a sense of superiority or arrogance in the other person.
I'm telling you that I can see
Claiming the ability to see through the other person's facade.
All those things that you might wanna be
Acknowledging the potential aspirations of the other person.
I am yours, tonight
Declaring availability and commitment for the night.
You be mine, tonight
Expecting reciprocal commitment for the night.
You keep telling me you're not having me
Challenging the sincerity of the other person's feelings.
I'm telling you that I can see
Asserting the ability to perceive hidden motives or emotions.
All the things that you might wanna be
Acknowledging the potential aspirations of the other person (repeated).
Say you need me, say you need me
Reiterating the need for emotional validation.
Tell me that you want my love
Repeating the desire for the other person's love.
Say you will be mine and I am yours
Reiterating the desire for commitment and mutual possession.
I am yours, tonight
Reiterating availability and commitment for the night.
You be mine, tonight
Reiterating the expectation of reciprocal commitment for the night.
I got a big fat Mama
Introducing a new theme - the speaker's significant other.
With a big fat motor
Describing the physical attributes of the significant other.
Really thinks she's something else
Highlighting a perceived sense of self-importance in the significant other.
But I love that woman
Expressing love and devotion for the significant other.
Like fish loves the water
Using a simile to emphasize the depth of affection.
And there is nobody else
Declaring exclusivity in the speaker's feelings.
I'm gonna tell you woman better do as you're told
Issuing a warning or instruction to the significant other.
If you don't, I'm gonna bring you down
Threatening consequences for non-compliance with the instruction.
I've got a big fat Mama
Reiterating the physical characteristics of the significant other.
And there's no one else around
Emphasizing the exclusivity of the speaker's relationship.
Say you need me
Repeating the plea for emotional validation.
Say you need me
Repeating the plea for emotional validation (repeated).
Say you need me
-Say you need me
Encouraging the other person to express their emotional need.
Come on, say you need me
Urging the other person to acknowledge and communicate their emotional need.
Come on, say you need me
Continuing to encourage the other person to express their emotional need.
Come on
Reiterating the call for emotional acknowledgment and expression.
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