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”
She's been my queen
Since we were sixteen
We want the same things
We dream the same dreams
Alright, alright
I got it all
'Cause she is the one
Her mum calls me love
Her dad calls me son
Alright, alright
I know, I know, I know for sure
Everybody wanna steal my girl
Everybody wanna take her heart away
Couple billion in the whole wide world
Find another one 'cause she belongs to me
Everybody wanna steal my girl
Everybody wanna take her heart away
Couple billion in the whole wide world
Find another one 'cause she belongs to me
Na na na na na na (oh, yeah)
Na na na na na na (alright)
Na na na na na na
Na na, she belongs to me
Kisses like cream
Her walk is so mean
And every jaw drop
When she's in those jeans
Alright, alright
I don't exist
If I don't have her
The sun doesn't shine
The world doesn't turn
Alright, alright
But I know, I know, I know for sure
Everybody wanna steal my girl
Everybody wanna take her heart away
Couple billion in the whole wide world
Find another one 'cause she belongs to me
Everybody wanna steal my girl
Everybody wanna take her heart away
Couple billion in the whole wide world
Find another one 'cause she belongs to me
Na na na na na na (oh, yeah)
Na na na na na na (alright)
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
She knows, she knows
That I never let her down before
She knows, she knows
That I'm never gonna let another take her love from me now
Everybody wants to steal my girl
Everybody wants to take her love away
Couple billion in the whole wide world
Well, find another one 'cause she belongs to me
Everybody wanna steal my girl
Everybody wanna take her heart away
Couple billion in the whole wide world
Find another one 'cause she belongs to me (oh, yeah)
Na na na na na na (oh yeah, alright, yeah)
Na na na na na na (alright)
Na na na na na na
Na na, she belongs to me
Na na na na na na (she belongs to me, yeah) (oh yeah)
Na na na na na na (alright)
Na na na na na na
She belongs to me
Since we were sixteen
We want the same things
We dream the same dreams
Alright, alright
I got it all
'Cause she is the one
Her mum calls me love
Her dad calls me son
Alright, alright
I know, I know, I know for sure
Everybody wanna steal my girl
Everybody wanna take her heart away
Couple billion in the whole wide world
Find another one 'cause she belongs to me
Everybody wanna steal my girl
Everybody wanna take her heart away
Couple billion in the whole wide world
Find another one 'cause she belongs to me
Na na na na na na (oh, yeah)
Na na na na na na (alright)
Na na na na na na
Na na, she belongs to me
Kisses like cream
Her walk is so mean
And every jaw drop
When she's in those jeans
Alright, alright
I don't exist
If I don't have her
The sun doesn't shine
The world doesn't turn
Alright, alright
But I know, I know, I know for sure
Everybody wanna steal my girl
Everybody wanna take her heart away
Couple billion in the whole wide world
Find another one 'cause she belongs to me
Everybody wanna steal my girl
Everybody wanna take her heart away
Couple billion in the whole wide world
Find another one 'cause she belongs to me
Na na na na na na (oh, yeah)
Na na na na na na (alright)
Na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
She knows, she knows
That I never let her down before
She knows, she knows
That I'm never gonna let another take her love from me now
Everybody wants to steal my girl
Everybody wants to take her love away
Couple billion in the whole wide world
Well, find another one 'cause she belongs to me
Everybody wanna steal my girl
Everybody wanna take her heart away
Couple billion in the whole wide world
Find another one 'cause she belongs to me (oh, yeah)
Na na na na na na (oh yeah, alright, yeah)
Na na na na na na (alright)
Na na na na na na
Na na, she belongs to me
Na na na na na na (she belongs to me, yeah) (oh yeah)
Na na na na na na (alright)
Na na na na na na
She belongs to me
Lyrics submitted by Abbie96, edited by LeprechaunBoss, AmberBell
Steal My Girl Lyrics as written by Liam James Payne Edward James Drewett
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Hipgnosis Songs Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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