Stuff You Gotta Watch
Love's Deception: Unveiling the Warning Signs in Muddy Waters' 'Stuff You Gotta Watch'
Lyrics
You know the girl you love, don't treat you right sometimes
The girl you love sometimes doesn't treat you well.
(Should be mine, should be mine)
(Emphasizing the desire for her to be with the speaker)
You know the girl you love, don't treat you right sometimes
Reiterating that the loved girl occasionally mistreats the speaker.
(Should be mine, should be mine)
(Emphasizing the desire for her to be with the speaker)
That's the stuff you gotta watch 'cause your girl is a liar
Warning about the importance of being cautious because the girl is untruthful.
You know, the girl you love stays out all night long
Highlighting that the girl the speaker loves often stays out late at night.
(Should be mine, should be mine)
(Emphasizing the desire for her to be with the speaker)
You know, the girl you love stays out all night long
Reiterating that the loved girl frequently stays out late at night.
(Should be mine, should be mine)
(Emphasizing the desire for her to be with the speaker)
That's the stuff you gotta watch 'cause your girl's treatin' you wrong
Emphasizing the need to be cautious as the girl is mistreating the speaker.
Get my hat
Indication to get ready to leave or to take action.
(Get my hat)
(Emphasizing the urgency of getting the hat)
I need my coat
Stating the need for the coat.
(Need my coat)
(Emphasizing the urgency of needing the coat)
'Cause I just found out baby you don't want me anymore
Realization that the girl no longer wants a relationship with the speaker.
That's the stuff you gotta watch, that's the stuff you gotta watch
Reiterating the need to be cautious and vigilant in relationships.
That's the stuff you gotta watch if you don't wanna lose your girl
Advising to be careful to avoid losing one's partner.
You know the girl's no good, don't you make no change
Acknowledging that the girl is not good, advising against trying to change her.
(Should be mine, should be mine)
(Emphasizing the desire for her to be with the speaker)
You know your girl's no good, don't you make no change
Reiterating that the girl is not good, warning against attempting to change her nature.
(Should be mine, should be mine)
(Emphasizing the desire for her to be with the speaker)
That's the stuff you gotta watch 'cause you all are just the same
Indicating that both the girl and the speaker are similar in some way.
She spends your dough, she drink your gin
Describing how the girl spends the speaker's money and consumes alcohol.
Then she'll roll and she'll tumble, then she's ready to go again
She indulges and enjoys herself but then repeats the cycle of spending and drinking.
That's the stuff you gotta watch, that's the stuff you gotta watch
Reiterating the need to be vigilant and watchful in relationships.
That's the stuff you gotta watch if you don't wanna lose your girl
Advising caution to prevent the loss of one's partner.
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