Lyrics
It was just one smoked old fashion a dark cherry manhattan
Reference to a specific drink, a dark cherry Manhattan, suggesting a casual and intimate setting.
Whiskey with a you back and my name on a napkin
Describes sharing a moment with someone, with the mention of whiskey and a personalized touch with a name on a napkin.
Eighty proof that I know what I see from the corner
Refers to the strength of the drink (eighty proof) and keen observation from a distance.
You're up for taking chances and I know that you wanna
Acknowledges the other person's willingness to take risks, expressing a mutual understanding.
So tell me how you like it
Invitation to communicate preferences or desires.
Just tell me how you like it
Reiteration of the request to express preferences.
Tell me what you like
Encouragement to share personal preferences or interests.
Where I don't bite
Assurance that there won't be negative consequences for sharing.
Say it like you mean it
Encourages sincere and straightforward expression.
Tell me where tonight
Seeking information about the location or plans for the night.
Is it your place or mine
Question about whose place to choose for the encounter.
Girl I can hear you breathing
Intimate observation, possibly in a close, quiet moment.
Tell me how you like it
Repetition of the desire to know preferences or desires.
Tell me how you like it
Continued emphasis on understanding the other person's likes.
It's been 38 years and its always just one more candle
Reflection on the passing of time, suggesting a significant period of waiting or anticipation.
I ain't ever been in love it's always felt so hard to handle
Admission of difficulty in experiencing love, expressing emotional challenges.
Til I saw you in those black jeans tight shirt turning tables
Recognition of the impact of the person's appearance, particularly in black jeans and a tight shirt.
I been making up these lies seeing you every time I was able
Admission of fabricating stories to spend time with the person.
So baby tell me how I you like it
Request for the other person's preferences, reversing the role.
Just tell me how you like it
Reiteration of the desire to know the other person's likes.
Tell me what you like
Encouragement to share personal preferences or interests.
Where I don't bite
Assurance that there won't be negative consequences for sharing.
Say it like you mean it
Encourages sincere and straightforward expression.
Tell me where tonight
Seeking information about the location or plans for the night.
Is it your place or mine
Question about whose place to choose for the encounter.
Girl I can hear you breathing
Intimate observation, possibly in a close, quiet moment.
Tell me how you like it
Repetition of the desire to know preferences or desires.
Tell me how you like it
Continued emphasis on understanding the other person's likes.
If only you'd see beyond the two trees
Expressing a desire for deeper understanding beyond surface appearances.
Then maybe you could just believe me
Hope for the other person to trust and believe in the speaker.
That this was all so much more to leave
Recognition that there is more to the situation than meets the eye.
Tell me how you like it
Repetition of the desire to know preferences or desires.
Tell me how you like it
Continued emphasis on understanding the other person's likes.
Oooh
Expressing a feeling or a moment that is hard to describe.
Tell me what you like
Encouragement to share personal preferences or interests.
Where I don't bite
Assurance that there won't be negative consequences for sharing.
Say it like you mean it
Encourages sincere and straightforward expression.
Tell me where tonight
Seeking information about the location or plans for the night.
Is it your place or mine
Question about whose place to choose for the encounter.
Girl I can hear you breathing
Intimate observation, possibly in a close, quiet moment.
Tell me how you like it
Repetition of the desire to know preferences or desires.
Tell me how you like it
Continued emphasis on understanding the other person's likes.
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