Lyrics
Oh yeah I tell you somethin'
Expressing excitement or enthusiasm
I think you'll understand
Belief that the listener will comprehend
When I say that somethin'
Referring to a specific thing or feeling
I want to hold your hand
Desire to physically hold the listener's hand
I want to hold your hand
Repetition emphasizing the desire
I want to hold your hand
Reiteration of the desire
Oh please say to me
Request for confirmation
You'll let me be your man
Seeking approval to be in a romantic relationship
And please say to me
Request for permission to hold hands
You'll let me hold your hand
Emphasizing the desire to hold hands
Now, let me hold your hand
Reiteration of the request to hold hands
I want to hold your hand
Reaffirmation of the desire
And when I touch you
Describing a positive emotional response to physical touch
I feel happy inside
Expressing happiness from the touch
It's such a feelin' that my love
Acknowledging a strong emotional connection
I can't hide
Inability to conceal the depth of love
I can't hide
Reiteration of inability to hide emotions
I can't hide
Continued emphasis on inability to hide emotions
Yeah, you got that somethin'
Acknowledging a special quality in the listener
I think you'll understand
Belief that the listener will comprehend the acknowledgment
When I say that somethin'
Referring to a specific thing or feeling again
I want to hold your hand
Expressing the desire to hold hands again
I want to hold your hand
Repetition of the desire
I want to hold your hand
Reiteration of the desire
And when I touch you
Repeating the positive emotional response to touch
I feel happy inside
Reaffirmation of happiness from the touch
It's such a feelin' that my love
Recurrence of the strong emotional connection
I can't hide
Reiteration of inability to conceal love
I can't hide
Continued emphasis on inability to hide emotions
I can't hide
Reiteration of inability to hide emotions
Yeah, you got that somethin'
Acknowledging the special quality again
I think you'll understand
Belief that the listener will comprehend the acknowledgment
When I feel that somethin'
Expressing the feeling again
I want to hold your hand
Repetition of the desire to hold hands
I want to hold your hand
Reiteration of the desire
I want to hold your hand
Reaffirmation of the desire
I want to hold your hand
Final declaration of the desire to hold hands
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