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”
One, two, four, Mandy
This is the life
Oh, One way, One way, or another
One way
One way or another I'm gonna find ya
I'm gonna get you get you get you get you
One way or another I'm gonna win ya
I'm gonna get you I'll get you get you
One way or another I'm gonna see ya
I'm gonna meet you meet you meet you meet you
One day, maybe next week
I'm gonna meet you, I'll meet you, I'll meet you
I will drive past your house
And if the lights are all down
I'll see who's around
One way or another I'm gonna find ya
I'm gonna get you get you get you get you
One way or another I'm gonna win ya
I'll get you, I'll get you
One way or another I'm gonna see ya
I'm gonna meet you meet you meet you meet you
One day, maybe next week
I'm gonna meet you, I'll meet you, I'll meet you
And if the lights are all out
I'll follow your bus downtown
See who's hanging out
One way or another I'm gonna lose ya
I'm gonna give you the slip, a slip of the lip or another
I'm gonna lose ya, I'm gonna trick ya, I'll trick ya trick ya
One way or another I'm gonna lose ya
I'm gonna trick ya trick ya trick ya trick ya
One way or another I'm gonna lose ya
I'm gonna give you the slip
I'll walk down the mall
Stand over by the wall
Where I can see it all
Find out who ya call
Lead you to the supermarket checkout
Some specials and rat food, get lost in the crowd
One way or another I'm gonna get you
I'll get you, I'll get you get you get you get you
One way or another I'm gonna get you
I'll get you, I'll get you get you get you get you
One way or another I'm gonna get you
I'll get you, I'll get you get you get you get you
One way or another I'm gonna get you
I'll get you, I'll get you get you get you get you
This is the life
Oh, One way, One way, or another
One way
One way or another I'm gonna find ya
I'm gonna get you get you get you get you
One way or another I'm gonna win ya
I'm gonna get you I'll get you get you
One way or another I'm gonna see ya
I'm gonna meet you meet you meet you meet you
One day, maybe next week
I'm gonna meet you, I'll meet you, I'll meet you
I will drive past your house
And if the lights are all down
I'll see who's around
One way or another I'm gonna find ya
I'm gonna get you get you get you get you
One way or another I'm gonna win ya
I'll get you, I'll get you
One way or another I'm gonna see ya
I'm gonna meet you meet you meet you meet you
One day, maybe next week
I'm gonna meet you, I'll meet you, I'll meet you
And if the lights are all out
I'll follow your bus downtown
See who's hanging out
One way or another I'm gonna lose ya
I'm gonna give you the slip, a slip of the lip or another
I'm gonna lose ya, I'm gonna trick ya, I'll trick ya trick ya
One way or another I'm gonna lose ya
I'm gonna trick ya trick ya trick ya trick ya
One way or another I'm gonna lose ya
I'm gonna give you the slip
I'll walk down the mall
Stand over by the wall
Where I can see it all
Find out who ya call
Lead you to the supermarket checkout
Some specials and rat food, get lost in the crowd
One way or another I'm gonna get you
I'll get you, I'll get you get you get you get you
One way or another I'm gonna get you
I'll get you, I'll get you get you get you get you
One way or another I'm gonna get you
I'll get you, I'll get you get you get you get you
One way or another I'm gonna get you
I'll get you, I'll get you get you get you get you
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