Girls Like You
Love's Rollercoaster: Stereo Avenue's Melodic Odyssey
Lyrics
Spent 24 hours
Expressing the desire for more time spent together.
I need more hours with you
Continuation of the desire for more time with a specific person.
You spent the weekend
Describing the past weekend activities.
Getting even, ooh ooh
Suggesting a period of settling scores or resolving issues.
We spent the late nights
Highlighting late-night efforts to reconcile and fix relationship problems.
Making things right, between us
Emphasizing the efforts made to set things right.
But now it's all good baby
Indicating that the relationship is now in a good place.
Roll that Backwood baby
Referencing rolling a Backwood, a type of cigar, and creating a relaxed atmosphere.
And play me close
Asking to be kept close.
'Cause girls like you
Introducing the theme of the type of girls the singer likes.
Run around with guys like me
Describing the lifestyle of the girls the singer is attracted to.
'Til sundown, when I come through
Setting a specific time (sundown) for certain activities.
I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
Reiterating the desire for a girl like the one described.
Girls like you
Repeating the idea of the type of girls the singer is interested in.
Love fun, yeah me too
Expressing a shared love for fun and enjoyment.
What I want when I come through
Describing what the singer desires when he arrives.
I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
Reiterating the need for a specific type of girl.
Yeah yeah yeah
Repetition for emphasis on the desire for a specific girl.
Yeah yeah yeah
-I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
-Yeah yeah yeah
-Yeah yeah yeah
-I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
Final reiteration of the desire for a particular type of girl.
I spent last night
Describing the recent activities of spending time with someone.
On the last flight to you
Highlighting the commitment of taking a flight to be together.
Took a whole day up
Emphasizing the time and effort invested in being together.
Trying to get way up, ooh ooh
Suggesting challenges faced during the day.
We spent the daylight
Describing efforts during daylight to fix relationship issues.
Trying to make things right between us
Continuing the theme of making things right in the relationship.
And now it's all good baby
Confirming that the relationship is now in a positive state.
Roll that Backwood baby
Repeating the mention of rolling a Backwood for a relaxed atmosphere.
And play me close
Reiterating the desire to be kept close.
'Cause girls like you
Repeating the theme of the type of girls the singer likes and desires.
Run around with guys like me
-'Til sundown, when I come through
-I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
-Girls like you
-Love fun, yeah me too
-What I want when I come through
-I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
Final repetitions emphasizing the desire for a specific type of girl.
Yeah yeah yeah
-Yeah yeah yeah
-I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
-Yeah yeah yeah
-Yeah yeah yeah
-I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
-I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
Final confirmation of the need for a particular type of girl.
I need a girl like you
Reiterating the need for a specific girl.
Maybe it's 6:45
Expressing uncertainty and contemplation regarding the relationship.
Maybe I'm barely alive
-Maybe you've taken my shit for the last time, yeah
-Maybe I know that I'm drunk
-Maybe I know you're the one
-Maybe I'm thinking it's better if you drive
-'Cause girls like you
Repeating the lifestyle and activities associated with the type of girls the singer likes.
Run around with guys like me
-'Til sundown, when I come through
-I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
-'Cause girls like you
-Run around with guys like me
-'Til sundown, when I come through
-I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
Final affirmation of the need for a specific type of girl.
Girls like you
Repetition for emphasis on the desire for a particular type of girl.
Love fun, yeah me too
-What I want when I come through
-I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
-Yeah yeah yeah
-Yeah yeah yeah
-I need a girl like you, yeah yeah
-Yeah yeah yeah
-Yeah yeah yeah
-I need a girl like you
Final confirmation of the singer's need for a specific type of girl.
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