He's Gotta Go
Love's Liberation: Breaking Free from Unfulfilling Bonds
Lyrics
This one's always there for you 'cause he's a perfect guy
This person is consistently supportive and considered an ideal partner.
Self-assured and sensitive but he still knows how to cry
He is confident yet sensitive, displaying a range of emotions including crying.
He takes his time to turn you on
He takes his time to please you sexually.
Gracious what a good boy, is that really what you want?
Questioning if being a well-behaved boy is truly desirable.
I hear you got a boyfriend, well he's gotta go
Suggesting the listener has a boyfriend, and the singer thinks he should be let go.
Your happiness is boring girl, you're better off alone
Believing the listener would be happier alone, and current happiness is uninteresting.
He's gotta go
Reiterating the sentiment that the boyfriend must leave.
This one don't have time for you 'cause he's a real man
Describing another person as a "real man" who is less available and possibly more assertive.
Don't arouse his temper, you wouldn't understand
Warning against provoking this man's temper.
He'll leave you out, give you what-for
Suggesting that he may be neglectful but provides a sense of being wanted.
But don't you feel wanted when he crashes through that door?
Asking if feeling wanted when he forcefully enters is desirable.
I hear you got a boyfriend, well he's gotta go
Repeating the assertion that the listener's current boyfriend needs to go.
Your happiness degrades you, girl, more than you know
Arguing that the current relationship is degrading the listener's happiness.
He's gotta go
Reiterating the necessity for the boyfriend to leave.
This one's always dreaming but when his dreams come true
Describing someone as a dreamer who panics when dreams come true.
He just runs screaming 'cause it's all he knows how to do
Depicting a person who rejects success when it happens.
And he'll give you up before he gets laid
Suggesting this person abandons relationships before becoming intimate.
He only wants what he hasn't got and you could never give away
Indicating an individual who desires what is unattainable and can't appreciate what they have.
I hear you got a boyfriend, well he's gotta go
Repeating the insistence that the listener's boyfriend should leave.
Your happiness is tempting, but I know it's all for show
Acknowledging that the listener's happiness is attractive but questioning its authenticity.
He's gotta go
Reiterating the need for the boyfriend to depart.
The only way to make me love you
Expressing a condition for love, suggesting a desire for independence.
Is to dump me before I dump you
Advising to end the relationship before the singer does it, emphasizing a proactive approach.
Gonna be a mother, boy, you better change your plans
Commenting on the responsibilities of impending parenthood and the need for maturity.
Gambled all your youth away, now it's time to be a man
Criticizing the squandering of youth and emphasizing the need to embrace adulthood.
I gotta go.
Declaring the singer's intention to leave.
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