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”
I ain't come to fight tonight
Too many ladies up in here tonight
(Everybody report to the dance floor please! Grab a girl!)
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She make a man wanna speak Spanish
Cómo se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa, su casa
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey papi (sí), I wanna (sí), see you do the dance to the conga
Hey girl, I can see your body movin' and it's driving me crazy
And I did not have the slightest idea until I saw you dancin'
And when you walk up on the dance floor
Nobody could ignore the way you move your body, girl
And everything so unexpected the way you right and left it
So you could keep on digging it
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She make a man wanna speak Spanish
Cómo se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa, su casa
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey papi (sí), I wanna (sí), see you do the dance to the conga
Hey boy, now that I see your new rhythm
I'm in a state of shock now
The way I can see your body movin'
And I don't want you to stop now
I like the way you approach me so sensually
You got me in a daze, boy
I can't ignore the way you're dancin'
You got me in a trance and I can't explain it
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She make a man wanna speak Spanish
Cómo se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa, su casa
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey papi (sí), I wanna (sí), see you do the dance to the conga
Señorita, feel the conga
Let me see you move like you come from Havana
Oh, I didn't know you did it like that
Hey papi, don't you stop it
I wanna see you move your body
Oh, I didn't know you did it like that
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man wanna speak Spanish
Cómo se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa, su casa
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey papi (sí), I wanna (sí), see you do the dance to the conga
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She make a man wanna speak Spanish
Cómo se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa, su casa
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey papi (sí), I wanna (sí), see you do the dance to the conga
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man wanna speak Spanish
Cómo se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa, su casa
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey papi (sí), I wanna (sí), see you do the dance to the conga
Too many ladies up in here tonight
(Everybody report to the dance floor please! Grab a girl!)
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She make a man wanna speak Spanish
Cómo se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa, su casa
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey papi (sí), I wanna (sí), see you do the dance to the conga
Hey girl, I can see your body movin' and it's driving me crazy
And I did not have the slightest idea until I saw you dancin'
And when you walk up on the dance floor
Nobody could ignore the way you move your body, girl
And everything so unexpected the way you right and left it
So you could keep on digging it
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She make a man wanna speak Spanish
Cómo se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa, su casa
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey papi (sí), I wanna (sí), see you do the dance to the conga
Hey boy, now that I see your new rhythm
I'm in a state of shock now
The way I can see your body movin'
And I don't want you to stop now
I like the way you approach me so sensually
You got me in a daze, boy
I can't ignore the way you're dancin'
You got me in a trance and I can't explain it
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She make a man wanna speak Spanish
Cómo se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa, su casa
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey papi (sí), I wanna (sí), see you do the dance to the conga
Señorita, feel the conga
Let me see you move like you come from Havana
Oh, I didn't know you did it like that
Hey papi, don't you stop it
I wanna see you move your body
Oh, I didn't know you did it like that
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man wanna speak Spanish
Cómo se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa, su casa
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey papi (sí), I wanna (sí), see you do the dance to the conga
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
Baila la calle, de noche
Baila la calle, de día
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She make a man wanna speak Spanish
Cómo se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa, su casa
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey papi (sí), I wanna (sí), see you do the dance to the conga
I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man wanna speak Spanish
Cómo se llama (sí), bonita (sí), mi casa, su casa
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey papi (sí), I wanna (sí), see you do the dance to the conga
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