Lyrics
Outside of the party where it's gettin' too loud
Describing the party as too loud and setting the scene outside it.
It feels like we're the only ones alone in the crowd
Feeling a sense of isolation in the midst of the crowd.
Chat college and politics in time that we spend
Engaging in conversation about college and politics during their time together.
You look back and you say you think you lost all your friends
Reflecting on a friend's perception that they may have lost all their friends.
And I'm hoping that it's all my fault
Expressing a hope that the situation is their fault.
Yea, I'm hoping that it's all my fault
Reiterating the hope that the situation is their fault.
Hey, let's not be alone tonight
Inviting the listener to avoid being alone tonight.
Hey, let's not be alone tonight (You don't have to be alone)
Repeating the invitation and emphasizing that being alone is not necessary.
No it don't, no it don't mean love
Stating that being together doesn't necessarily mean love.
But it might, but it might be love
Suggesting a possibility that it might be love despite the previous statement.
Hey, let's not be alone tonight (You don't have to be alone)
Repeating the invitation with the idea that it might be love.
Not wrong if you come on strong, 'cause life is too short
Asserting that being bold is not wrong because life is short.
I like how we get along like snow and New York
Comparing their compatibility to the harmony of snow and New York.
All good if you change your mind, you know where I stand
Expressing openness to a change of mind and stating their position.
Look back and I say to you I lost all my friends
Acknowledging a personal experience of losing friends.
And I know you know it's all your fault
Admitting that the listener might know it's their fault.
Yeah, I know you know it's all your fault
Reiterating the acknowledgment that the listener might know it's their fault.
Hey, let's not be alone tonight
Repeating the invitation to avoid being alone tonight.
Hey, let's not be alone tonight (You don't have to be alone)
Reiterating the invitation with emphasis on not being alone.
No it don't, no it don't mean love
Repeating that being together doesn't necessarily mean love.
But it might, but it might be love
Suggesting again the possibility that it might be love.
Hey, let's not be alone tonight (You don't have to be alone)
Repeating the invitation, emphasizing the avoidance of being alone.
And I know it's gotta be my fault
Acknowledging personal responsibility for the situation.
Yeah, I know it's gotta be my fault
Reiterating the acknowledgment of personal responsibility.
La la la la la
La la la refrain serving as a musical interlude.
La la la la la (Yeah)
-La la la la la
-La la la la la (Yeah)
-And we might never feel the same
Expressing a doubt about experiencing the same feelings.
I'm just glad that you came
Being glad that the listener came.
Am I right or is it all in my head?
Questioning whether the feelings are real or imagined.
Like hey, let's not be alone tonight (You don't have to be alone)
Repeating the invitation to avoid being alone tonight.
Hey, let's not be alone tonight (You don't have to be alone)
Reiterating the invitation with emphasis on not being alone.
Hey, no it don't, no it don't mean love
Stating again that being together doesn't necessarily mean love.
But it might, but it might be love
Suggesting once more the possibility that it might be love.
Hey, let's not be alone tonight (You don't have to be alone)
Repeating the invitation, emphasizing the avoidance of being alone.
Hey, you don't have to be alone tonight
Repeating variations of the invitation and the idea that it might be love.
Hey, you don't have to be alone tonight
-No it don't, no it don't mean love
-But it might, but it might be love
-Hey, let's not be alone tonight
Concluding with a final invitation to avoid being alone tonight.
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