Lyrics
Whoa
Expression of surprise or emphasis.
Yeah
Affirmation or agreement.
The fact that we've been done for months has got nothin' to do with it
Acknowledgment that the relationship has ended, but it doesn't affect the feelings.
But if you text me to come over, you know that I'd probably go through with it
Willingness to respond to a call despite the breakup.
'Cause if I'm bein' up front, you're always in the back of my head, baby
Admission of persistent thoughts about the person.
And I only feel the cold when I slide to your side of the bed
Feeling the absence when on the partner's side of the bed.
I ain't sayin' it's all the time
Clarification that these thoughts don't occur all the time.
It's more like only every other lonely night
Frequency of loneliness described.
Washes over me like an ocean tide
Metaphorical expression of emotional waves like an ocean tide.
Guess what I'm tryin' to say
Introduction to the main message of missing someone.
That missin' you comes in waves
Highlighting the fluctuating nature of missing the person.
That missin' you
Reiteration of missing the person.
Missin' you comes in waves
Emphasis on the cyclical aspect of missing someone.
Do you ever catch yourself lookin' through pictures you should delete? Yeah
Rumination on revisiting memories through pictures.
And do you ever get to feelin' that we could still be what we used to be?
Reflection on the potential for rekindling the past.
'Cause, baby, on a good day, I'm good at gettin' over you (ooh)
Confidence in moving on during good days.
But on most days, you kinda crash into me outta the blue (when I'm missin' you)
Vulnerability and unexpected emotional impact on most days.
Oh, I ain't sayin' it's all the time
Reiteration of not feeling this way all the time.
It's more like only every other lonely night
Frequency of loneliness emphasized.
Washes over me like an ocean tide
Metaphor of emotions like an ocean tide reiterated.
Guess what I'm tryin' to say
Restating the main message of missing someone.
That missin' you comes in waves
Repeating the cyclical nature of missing the person.
That missin' you
Reiteration of missing the person.
That missin' you
Repetition for emphasis on missing someone.
Oh, that missin' you comes in waves
Emphasizing the repetitive nature of missing the person.
When the sun goes down on this Gulf Coast town
Setting the scene of a specific location and time.
I'm missin' you, oh
Expressing the feeling of missing the person at sunset.
When the whiskey hits and it burns like this
Associating the emotional impact with the consumption of alcohol.
I'm missin' you, oh
Intensifying the emotion of missing the person.
I ain't sayin' it's all the time
Clarification that these thoughts aren't constant.
It's more like only every other lonely night
Reiteration of the frequency of loneliness.
Washes over me like an ocean tide
Metaphor of emotions as an ocean tide repeated.
Guess what I'm tryin' to say
Restating the main message of missing someone.
That missin' you comes in waves
Repetition of the cyclical nature of missing the person.
That missin' you
Reiteration of missing the person.
Missin' you
Repetition for emphasis on missing someone.
That missin' you comes in waves
Emphasizing the repetitive nature of missing the person.
Ooh
Expressive sound, possibly reflecting emotional intensity.
Oh, oh
Continuation of expressive sound, possibly reflecting emotional intensity.
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