Lyrics
Hey, girl, it's all over town
Expressing awareness that information about a situation is widely known.
So how come I'm the last to find out
Feeling surprised to be the last person to learn about the impending departure.
That you're leaving, with some other guy
Acknowledging the partner's decision to leave with someone else.
Help me understand why oh why
Seeking understanding and questioning the reasons behind the departure.
Tell, me, what he does for you
Inquiring about the qualities or actions of the new person in the partner's life.
Is there something that I didn't do
Wondering if there was a deficiency in one's own actions or efforts.
All those late nights, I left you alone
Recalling late nights left alone while emphasizing commitment to the relationship.
I was working on our happy home
Clarifying dedication to building a happy home despite time spent working.
And then I come to find out
Discovering the partner's intention to leave, causing emotional distress.
That you're about to walk out
Expressing shock and disappointment upon learning about the impending departure.
Baby, why do you give me such a hard time
Questioning the difficulty and challenges faced in the relationship.
I know he said he loves you more than I
Refuting a claim that the new person loves the partner more.
That's a lie
Calling out a perceived lie in the comparison of affections.
Let me change your mind
Expressing a desire to change the partner's decision.
Oh
Conveying urgency to reconsider and avoid a significant error.
Baby, stop before you make a big mistake
Advising against turning away and making a life-altering choice.
Stop before you turn and walk away
Encouraging the partner to pause and provide an opportunity for reflection.
Give me time
Requesting time to influence a change in the partner's decision.
Let me change your mind
Oh
Expressing a plea to alter the decision and salvage the relationship.
I, know, if you ever leave
Anticipating regret if the partner chooses to leave.
Baby someday, you'll look back and see
Suggesting that the current situation is the right place for the partner.
That it's right here, that you should've been
Encouraging the partner to return to the current relationship.
But you can run back to me
Assuring availability and willingness to accept the partner back.
And don't make me look for someone new
Urging the partner not to force the speaker to seek a new relationship.
When all I wanted is you
Expressing a desire for the partner, emphasizing exclusivity.
Baby, why do you give me such a hard time
Questioning the challenges posed in the relationship.
I know he said he loves you more than I
Rejecting the claim that the new person loves more.
That's a lie
Reiterating the belief that the comparison is false.
Let me change your mind
Expressing a plea to alter the partner's decision.
Oh
Baby, stop before you make a big mistake
Warning against a potentially significant mistake.
Stop before you turn and walk away
Advising the partner to halt and reconsider leaving.
Give me time
Requesting time to influence a change in the partner's decision.
Let me change your mind
Oh
-Oh
Repetition of vocalizations expressing emotion (Oh).
Oh
-Oh
-Don't make me look for someone new
-When all I wanted is you
-Baby, why do you give me such a hard time
-I know he said he loves you more than I
-That's a lie
-Let me change your mind
-Oh
-Baby, stop before you make a big mistake
-Stop before you turn and walk away
-Give me time
-Let me change your mind
-Oh
-Oh
-Oh
-Oh
-Oh
-Oh
-Oh...
-Oh...
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