Lyrics
When I saw you in the moonlight looking fine
Expressing admiration upon seeing the person in the moonlight.
Think I may have gone and found the one this time
Suggesting the feeling of finding a special person.
How can she be mine?
Questioning how someone can belong to the speaker.
Oh, your gravity's pulling me down
Describing the irresistible pull of the person's influence.
But it's a no right now
Indicating a current refusal or rejection.
Well then, I'll go, say goodbye
Expressing a willingness to leave or let go.
Cause when I said I'd buy a drink for you
Recalling a past offer to buy a drink, met with a dramatic response.
You said you'd rather die
Highlighting a negative reaction to a gesture of goodwill.
We're taking it slow, take all year
Stating the intention to take things slowly over a year.
Cause if you're telling me to wait for you, girl
Pondering the possibility of waiting in the current circumstance.
Can I wait right here?
Asking permission to wait in the given situation.
Ain't it funny how time can change a mind?
Reflecting on the impact of time on changing perspectives.
We're living happily, and my brain's in overdrive
Describing a state of happiness with heightened mental activity.
How can she be mine?
Reiterating the question of possession over the person.
Oh, I'm ready to make us whole
Expressing readiness to commit to a relationship.
You're yelling save my soul
Noticing a plea for help to save the speaker's soul.
Well then I'll go, say goodbye
Repeating the willingness to leave or let go in certain situations.
Cause when I said I'd share my place with you
Recalling an offer to share a place, met with a dramatic response.
You said you'd rather die
Highlighting a negative reaction to a gesture of sharing.
We're taking it slow, for 7 years
Stating the intention to continue taking things slow for an extended period.
But if you're telling me to wait for you, girl
Pondering the possibility of waiting in the extended circumstance.
Can I wait right here?
Reiterating the request for permission to wait in the prolonged situation.
Without you at home
Expressing a sense of emptiness or absence when the person is not around.
Well, oh, baby, I'm all alone
Conveying a feeling of loneliness.
Now I need you to know
Asserting the need for the person to understand something important.
That I will go, I'll say goodbye
Expressing a willingness to leave or let go once again.
Cause when I went down on one knee for you
Recalling a significant gesture of proposing, met with a dramatic response.
You said you'd rather die
Highlighting a negative reaction to a serious commitment.
We've been taking it slow for 20 years
Stating the intention to continue taking things slow for an extended, possibly humorous, period.
But if you're telling me to wait for you, girl
Pondering the possibility of waiting in the humorously extended circumstance.
Well, I'm gonna wait right here
Affirming the commitment to wait in the exaggerated circumstance.
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