Lyrics
Since I met you baby
Expressing a significant change in life since meeting the person.
My whole life has changed
Reiterating the transformative impact of meeting the person on the speaker's entire life.
Since I met you baby
Repetition for emphasis on the life-changing nature of the encounter.
My whole life has changed
Emphasizing the profound and positive transformation experienced since meeting.
Oh and all my friends tell me
Acknowledging friends' observations that the speaker has changed since the meeting.
That I'm not the same
Highlighting the noticeable difference in the speaker's demeanor according to friends.
Let me tell you, since I met you baby
The speaker expresses happiness and contentment since meeting the person.
Oh I'm a happy man, a happy man
Reaffirming the speaker's happiness and contentment as a result of the meeting.
Since I met you baby
Repetition to emphasize the continued happiness and positive change.
Oh, looks like I'm a happy man
Stating that the speaker appears to be a happy individual due to the meeting.
And I'm gonna try and please you
Expressing the speaker's intention to please the person in every possible way.
In every, in every, in every way that I can
Repetition for emphasis on the speaker's commitment to please the person.
Let me tell you, I don't need nobody
Declaring independence from the need to share troubles with others.
To tell my troubles to, to tell my troubles to, no no
Reiterating the speaker's self-sufficiency regarding sharing troubles with others.
I don't need nobody
Emphasizing the speaker's self-reliance in dealing with troubles.
To tell my, to tell my, to tell my, to tell my troubles to
Repetition emphasizing the speaker's ability to handle troubles independently.
Oh, 'cause since I met you baby
Stating that the person met is all the speaker needs in life.
All I need, all I need, all I need is you
Repetition underscoring the sole importance of the person in the speaker's life.
Oh, pretty baby
Expressing affection by addressing the person as "pretty baby."
Mmm-hmm
No specific meaning; transition to the next set of lines.
You know I love you baby
Declaring a deep love for the person, surpassing self-love.
I love you better than I do myself
Comparing the speaker's love for the person to self-love, emphasizing the depth of affection.
Oh yeah
Expressing love for the person more than for oneself.
You know I love you honey
Reaffirming love for the person, surpassing self-love.
You know I love you better than I do myself now
Restating the depth of love for the person compared to self-love.
Mmm-hmm
No specific meaning; transition to the next set of lines.
And oh, when I'm with you I don't need nobody else now
Expressing exclusivity in needing only the person and no one else.
Love me in the mornin'
Expressing a desire for love in the morning.
You gotta love me late at night, late at night, I want you to love me late at night
Emphasizing the need for love late at night and requesting the person to fulfill that need.
Love me in the mornin'
Repetition of the desire for morning love.
Oh, love me, love me, love me, love me, love me, love me late at night
Repetition emphasizing the need for love late at night.
And oh when you love me baby
Expressing confidence that everything is alright when the person loves the speaker.
I know everything, everything is alright
Reiterating the assurance that everything is alright when receiving love from the person.
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