Funny That Way
Captivating Quirks of Love: The Fenway Co.'s 'Funny That Way' Revealed
Lyrics
Say you're gonna leave me girl
Suggesting the person is planning to end the relationship
Say you're gonna walk
Expressing the intention to leave
Say you're gonna take that bus
Indicating the decision to take a bus, possibly leaving for good
All the way to New York
Mentioning a specific destination, New York, as the possible endpoint
Yeah she's funny
Repetition emphasizing the peculiarity or unpredictability of the person's actions
Funny
-Funny
-Funny that way
-Yeah she's funny
-Funny
-Funny
-Funny that way
-Say you're gonna take my hand
Asking the person to commit by taking their hand
Say that I'm a fool
Accepting being labeled as a fool for love
Tell me that you understand
Requesting acknowledgment and comprehension
Then put me through withdrawal
Suggesting emotional pain caused by the person's actions
Yeah she's funny
Repeated emphasis on the unpredictable and perplexing nature of the person
Funny
-Funny
-Funny that way
-Yeah she's funny
-Funny
-Funny
-Funny that way
-Say you're gonna leave me boy
Addressing a male, expressing anticipation of abandonment
Say you're gonna run
Conveying the expectation of the person running away
Conversations counting on
Highlighting a lack of meaningful conversations
Zero to none
Emphasizing the minimal communication, almost nonexistent
'Cause you're funny
Reiterating the enigmatic and capricious behavior, now referring to a male
Funny
-Funny
-Funny that way
-Yeah he's funny
-Funny
-Funny
-Funny that way
-Say you're gonna take your time
Encouraging the person to take time but with uncertainty about their intentions
Say you're gonna rush
Suggesting a contradictory rush or urgency in their actions
You tell me you've made up your mind
Claiming a decision has been made but leaving the partner confused and silenced
Then leave me, hushed
Describing the aftermath of the decision as leaving the speaker muted
You're funny
Repeating the theme of unpredictability and confusion in a male context
Funny
-Funny
-Funny that way
-Yeah he's funny
-Funny
-Funny
-Funny that way
-And one moment
Expressing the fleeting nature of the person's presence, the speaker feeling misunderstood
You'll be there
-Then you're gone
-It shows
-You don't know
-Me at all
-Yeah she's funny
Repetition of the theme of unpredictability and confusion in a female context
Funny
-Funny
-Funny that way
-Yeah she's funny
-Funny
-Funny
-Funny that way
-Yeah she's funny
Final repetition, emphasizing the consistent theme of the person's perplexing behavior
Funny
-Funny
-Funny that way
-Yeah she's funny
-Funny
-Funny
-Funny that way
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