Lyrics
Oh, there's a rude little lady
Expressing frustration or annoyance towards a disrespectful woman.
Livin' next to me.
Describing the woman's proximity to the speaker.
Oh, she sure loves someone,
Suggesting that the woman has romantic feelings for someone other than the speaker.
But it ain't me.
Clarifying that the person she loves is not the speaker.
Ev'ry night at twelve o'clock,
Describing a nightly routine starting at midnight.
They start to rock with all they got.
Indicating enthusiastic or energetic activity, possibly dancing.
They keep it up all night.
Stating that the activity continues throughout the night.
It just ain't right.
Expressing disapproval or discomfort with the ongoing activity.
They O.K. by me, I'm not.
Expressing a lack of approval or enjoyment of the situation.
He and she, they all right.
Acknowledging that the couple (he and she) are fine with the situation.
Once they start, they never stop
Suggesting that once they start their activities, they continue without stopping.
Through this sleepless night.
Referring to the enduring difficulty of the speaker's sleepless nights.
Once I was her lover.
Recalling a past romantic relationship with the woman.
It was so good to be.
Expressing the enjoyment of being her lover in the past.
Now she's got somebody else and I can't sleep.
Revealing the pain of losing the woman to someone else, leading to sleepless nights.
Ooh, nothin' hurts people more than other people do.
Reflecting on the emotional impact of interpersonal relationships.
But what can you do?
Expressing a sense of helplessness in the face of others' actions.
Meanwhile, upstairs, they O.K.
Indicating that the noise or disturbance doesn't bother the people upstairs.
Ev'rythin' is all right.
Stating that everything is fine for them.
I wish that I could find a way
Expressing a desire to find a solution to the speaker's own sleepless nights.
Through this sleepless night.
Reiterating the difficulty of the speaker's sleepless nights.
Ooh, this sleepless night.
Ooh, this sleepless night.
-Ooh, that wicked lady,
Describing the woman as wicked and having a strong influence on the speaker.
She's got a hold on me.
Expressing the woman's control or power over the speaker.
Ooh, she doesn't want me,
Indicating that the woman doesn't want a romantic relationship with the speaker but won't let go.
But she won't let me be.
Highlighting the speaker's feeling of being trapped by the woman.
They play that music ev'ry night.
Describing the nightly playing of music that disturbs the speaker.
It rocks my bed; it shakes my light.
Emphasizing the impact of the music on the speaker's physical surroundings.
They ball with all their might.
Referring to energetic dancing or other activities happening with intensity.
It just ain't right.
Reiterating the speaker's disapproval of the ongoing disturbance.
Ooh, this sleepless night.
Repeating the theme of enduring sleepless nights.
Ooh, this sleepless night.
Reiterating the speaker's difficulty in finding peace during the night.
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