Lyrics
Well I want to be with you
Expresses a desire to be with someone
(when can I?)
An inquiry about the timing of being together
I don't know, well I'm workin,
Indicates being occupied with work
Babe, but I want you, too, there,
Despite working, still yearns for the person
But I want to be around
Wants to be physically present
And I want you around, deep down
Desire for emotional closeness
Imbedded in my brain,
Suggests a strong, persistent presence in thoughts
Inbedded in my-wow,
Reiteration of being deeply affected by the person
What pure pain
Describes intense emotional distress
All of the roads that I travel down
Life's journey leads back to the loved one
Get lost and then found again
Experiences ups and downs but finds the way back to the beloved
All bring me back to my baby
Everything directs back to the person
Yeah, that's what you are
Assigns significance to the person in the speaker's life
Every time that I look out my window
Reflecting on thoughts and feelings
All of my thoughts they go travelin
Emotions wander away but return to the beloved
Out where the coldest of winds blow
Metaphorically describes emotional turmoil
Only to drift back to you, girl
Despite wandering, thoughts circle back to the loved one
Yeah, that's what you are
Reaffirms the person's importance in the speaker's life
And I want to be with you (when can I?)
Reiteration of the desire to be together
I don't know, when I'm workin, babe, I want/wish you were here
Expresses longing for the person while working
Cuz I want to be around,
Expresses wanting the person's presence
And I want you around
Desire for mutual presence and emotional connection
Deep down I'm breakin d-down
Feeling emotionally overwhelmed and breaking down
Wow, it's the purest of pure pain
Describes extreme emotional anguish
Every time that I look out my window
Continued reflection on thoughts and feelings
All my emotions they are spreading
Emotions spreading or influencing thoughts
Zip thru winding highways in my head
Metaphorically describes mental exploration
Pick up momentum then I'm coastin
Emotional momentum and a sense of ease
Only to turn around abrupt
Unexpected change in direction, possibly for love
Come back for my love
Returning for the sake of love
Yeah, that's what you are
Redundant expression of the person's significance
Yeah, that's what you are
Reiteration of the person's importance
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