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”
You drive me crazy
So late at night
You hide your face from me
In the morning there's a phone call
Got me going
It's your old man on the line.
Well I ain't talking 'bout the dress you're wearing
Ain't talking 'bout the thing in your hair
Ain't talking 'bout the kooch your daring
Ain't talking 'bout the love your sharing
I'm talking 'bout the things you do to me
It's a waste of time
I don't even have to fight
Here all by myself
Just waiting for you to pass by
And the things you're talking 'bout are crazy
You know
Ain't talking 'bout your breasts or thighs
Ain't talking 'bout that look in your eyes
Ain't talking 'bout your big shoe size
Ain't talking what you do to other guys
I'm talking 'bout the things you do to me.
And like any other guy
I've got sex on the brain.
But it's a bit more complicated.
There's a way that you show me a sign
Something else gets elevated.
Yeah, yeah
Ain't talking 'bout the dress you're wearing
Ain't talking 'bout the thing in your hair
Ain't talking 'bout the way you're so daring
Ain't talking 'bout the love you're sharing
I'm talking 'bout the things you do to me.
So late at night
You hide your face from me
In the morning there's a phone call
Got me going
It's your old man on the line.
Well I ain't talking 'bout the dress you're wearing
Ain't talking 'bout the thing in your hair
Ain't talking 'bout the kooch your daring
Ain't talking 'bout the love your sharing
I'm talking 'bout the things you do to me
It's a waste of time
I don't even have to fight
Here all by myself
Just waiting for you to pass by
And the things you're talking 'bout are crazy
You know
Ain't talking 'bout your breasts or thighs
Ain't talking 'bout that look in your eyes
Ain't talking 'bout your big shoe size
Ain't talking what you do to other guys
I'm talking 'bout the things you do to me.
And like any other guy
I've got sex on the brain.
But it's a bit more complicated.
There's a way that you show me a sign
Something else gets elevated.
Yeah, yeah
Ain't talking 'bout the dress you're wearing
Ain't talking 'bout the thing in your hair
Ain't talking 'bout the way you're so daring
Ain't talking 'bout the love you're sharing
I'm talking 'bout the things you do to me.
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Things You Do to Me Lyrics as written by Richard Breen Sean Conlon
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Bluewater Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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