Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Ten million stories in the city
Ten million backs against the wall
Desperation's out tonight
You can cut it with a knife
Everybody wants to have it all
Well they tell you that the world is rough
But they never rocked it hard enough
Hey, little Caesar
Nobody messing with you
Hey, little Caesar
Go show 'em what you can do
Nobody said that it was pretty, no no
You haven't got a penny or a prayer
You know it's gonna be a fight
If you want to see your name in lights
Ain't nobody gives a damn out there
Well you got your guts and you got your pride
You'll never let them see inside
Hey, little Caesar
Nobody messing with you
Hey, little Caesar
Go show 'em what you can do
Let them show 'em what you can do
Well you don't believe in the books and rules
Cause you just believe what you know is cool
Well they try to tell you that the world is rough
But they never rocked it hard enough
I can't hear you, oh yeah!
Well, they just don't understand
You gotta fight to be a man
Hey, little Caesar
Nobody messing with you
Hey, little Caesar
Go show 'em what you can do
Hey, little Caesar
Oh yeah, that's what it is
Hey, little Caesar
Yeah, come on, oh yeah
Hey, little Caesar
Now show 'em, yeah
Ten million backs against the wall
Desperation's out tonight
You can cut it with a knife
Everybody wants to have it all
Well they tell you that the world is rough
But they never rocked it hard enough
Hey, little Caesar
Nobody messing with you
Hey, little Caesar
Go show 'em what you can do
Nobody said that it was pretty, no no
You haven't got a penny or a prayer
You know it's gonna be a fight
If you want to see your name in lights
Ain't nobody gives a damn out there
Well you got your guts and you got your pride
You'll never let them see inside
Hey, little Caesar
Nobody messing with you
Hey, little Caesar
Go show 'em what you can do
Let them show 'em what you can do
Well you don't believe in the books and rules
Cause you just believe what you know is cool
Well they try to tell you that the world is rough
But they never rocked it hard enough
I can't hear you, oh yeah!
Well, they just don't understand
You gotta fight to be a man
Hey, little Caesar
Nobody messing with you
Hey, little Caesar
Go show 'em what you can do
Hey, little Caesar
Oh yeah, that's what it is
Hey, little Caesar
Yeah, come on, oh yeah
Hey, little Caesar
Now show 'em, yeah
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Little Caesar Lyrics as written by Eric Carr Adam Mitchell
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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