I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
There she was just a - walking down the street
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
Snapping her fingers and shuffling to the beat
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doh wah diddy dam diddy doo
Check out the groove
And the beat is gonna move you
Shake it shake it shake it
Until you get crazy
But just don't fake it
So you want me to shake it, yo I'll shake it
Pass me the mic
And I sure won't fake it
Me and my man TC
We get down
To the beat
It's the doh wah diddy sound
Let this beat just spin you around
Get up and stand up and move
To this sound
Let this rhythm control
Your feet it's the factory of fun
You need
Unique styles is what we're bringing you
'Cause we blow up y'all
And I came to do
A brand new style for
The dance floor
'Cause I got more you
Want more
There she was just a - walking down the street
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
Snapping her fingers and shuffling to the beat
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
There she was just a - walking down the street
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
Snapping her fingers and shuffling to the beat
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
She looks good
She looks good
She looks good
She looks fine
She looks good
She looks good
She looks good
She looks fine
Get your booties on
The floor get them there what
You're waiting for?
Wave your hands from here to there
To the rhythm up
Yes in the air all the ladies
Scream all the fellows ho
'Cause I got the flow and I'm about to go
So I pass to TC
He's about to flow
Pump it pump it up the speaker
Let the bass hit you
Straight and deeper
Can you stand can you stand the power?
After this all you'll need is a shower
So pass me the mic
And let me wash the funk in
The doh wah diddy dance
Is made for you and me
So party people just get on up
The Fun Factory is coming
With a brand new cut
There she was just a - walking down the street
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
Snapping her fingers and shuffling to the beat
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
There she was just a - walking down the street
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
Snapping her fingers and shuffling to the beat
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
She looks good
She looks good
She looks good
She looks fine
She looks good
She looks good
She looks good
She looks fine
She looks good
She looks good
She looks good
She looks fine
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
Snapping her fingers and shuffling to the beat
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doin' the do
Doh wah diddy dam diddy doo
Check out the groove
And the beat is gonna move you
Shake it shake it shake it
Until you get crazy
But just don't fake it
So you want me to shake it, yo I'll shake it
Pass me the mic
And I sure won't fake it
Me and my man TC
We get down
To the beat
It's the doh wah diddy sound
Let this beat just spin you around
Get up and stand up and move
To this sound
Let this rhythm control
Your feet it's the factory of fun
You need
Unique styles is what we're bringing you
'Cause we blow up y'all
And I came to do
A brand new style for
The dance floor
'Cause I got more you
Want more
There she was just a - walking down the street
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
Snapping her fingers and shuffling to the beat
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
There she was just a - walking down the street
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
Snapping her fingers and shuffling to the beat
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
She looks good
She looks good
She looks good
She looks fine
She looks good
She looks good
She looks good
She looks fine
Get your booties on
The floor get them there what
You're waiting for?
Wave your hands from here to there
To the rhythm up
Yes in the air all the ladies
Scream all the fellows ho
'Cause I got the flow and I'm about to go
So I pass to TC
He's about to flow
Pump it pump it up the speaker
Let the bass hit you
Straight and deeper
Can you stand can you stand the power?
After this all you'll need is a shower
So pass me the mic
And let me wash the funk in
The doh wah diddy dance
Is made for you and me
So party people just get on up
The Fun Factory is coming
With a brand new cut
There she was just a - walking down the street
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
Snapping her fingers and shuffling to the beat
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
There she was just a - walking down the street
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
Snapping her fingers and shuffling to the beat
Singin' doh wah diddy diddy dam diddy doh
She looks good
She looks good
She looks good
She looks fine
She looks good
She looks good
She looks good
She looks fine
She looks good
She looks good
She looks good
She looks fine
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Do Wah Diddy Lyrics as written by Jeff Barry Ellie Greenwich
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