Kansas City
Midnight Serenade: Love's Rocket Launch in Kansas City
Lyrics
When you're coming home and it?s getting late
Reference to returning home late
I was unwritten fate
Destiny or future that hasn't been predetermined or written yet
Two eyes light up the screen
Two eyes shining brightly on a screen (possibly a digital device)
Ooh, the prettiest face you?ve ever seen
Describing a very attractive or beautiful face
You-ooh in the depleting light
You, fading away or disappearing in diminishing light
Tip-toe through in the middle of the night
Quietly moving through the night cautiously
You say ?I want what you got? ohh
Expressing desire or admiration for what someone else has
And the rocket launch starts the show
Metaphorically referring to an exciting or significant event
(Chorus)
Repeated chorus emphasizing someone's love and waiting in Kansas City
Somebody in Kansas City loves me
-Somebody is waiting by the telephone
-Somebody in Kansas City loves me
-Somebody is waiting too all alone
-Hey,
Hey or hello, used to attract attention
Now listen
Introducing a statement or suggestion to pay attention
I?m a figure of eight
Metaphorical description of oneself
You can catch me and y?all wouldn?t choose
Implies others might not choose or understand
But clock is ticking 1,2,3,4,5 I?m late
Indicating being late with a countdown
Oh I, forgot to mention
Realization of forgetting to mention something
He?s like that thin man with the big heart
Comparing someone to a generous person despite seeming thin
It ?aint easy
Expressing difficulty in a situation
He loves me
Affirmation of being loved
And the rocket launch starts the show
Reiterating an exciting or significant event
(Chorus)
Repeated chorus emphasizing someone's love and waiting in Kansas City
Somebody in Kansas City loves me
-Somebody is waiting by the telephone
-Somebody in Kansas City loves me
-Somebody is waiting to all alone
-Oh Oh, Oh Oh, Oh Oh
Continued repetition of chorus with slight variations
Oh Oh, Oh Oh, Oh Oh
-Oh Oh (somebody)
-Oh Oh (somebody)
-Oh Oh (somebody in Kansas City)
-Oh Oh (somebody)
-Oh Oh (somebody)
-Oh Oh (somebody in Kansas City)
-(Chorus)
-Somebody in Kansas City loves me
-Somebody is waiting by the telephone
-Somebody in Kansas City loves me
-Somebody is waiting too all alone
-Alone (somebody)
Repeated lines emphasizing somebody's love, location (Kansas City), and being alone
Oh Oh (somebody)
-Oh Oh (in Kansas City)
-Oh Oh (somebody)
-Oh Oh (somebody)
-Oh Oh (loves me, loves me)
-Oh Oh (somebody)
-Oh Oh (somebody)
-Oh Oh (in Kansas City, Kansas City)
-Oh Oh (somebody)
-Oh Oh (somebody)
-Oh Oh (loves me, loves me)
-(fade out)
Fading out the song with the repeated emphasis on love and location
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