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 met her at a backyard
blockparty by the bar.
And she kept lookin' at me
like she knew who I was.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me
like she fell in love.
Bang bang baby shot
me in the heart, in the dark,
with the ???? of the spark
when it hit.
When we me at the spot
it was hot, like this song
saw the thong, it was on.
Now it's 8 in the mornin'
I move on like the Greyhound bus
I go town to town
and I prey on sluts.
I got to go,
so scream out your area code.
I'm comin' all the way
live from the 310!
I gotta whole lot of love
but none like you.
You make me wanna stay
here in heaven with you.
I'll write your name in the sand,
put your hand with mine.
Come on baby,
shoot your gun in the sky!
I met her at a backyard
blockparty by the bar.
And she kept lookin' at me
like she knew who I was.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me
like she fell in love.
Bang bang baby hit me one time,
two days on the road
and you're still on my mind.
You'd think that I would learn
'cause I'm young and fine
But I'm broke, so I'm tryin' to make
a hustle out of rhyme.
I gotta see the world one girl at a time,
but you're hangin' on my sleeve
like I care that you're cryin'
and I do
I'm just tryin' to play it cool
I got a rep to protect,
down at the high school.
Why you tryin' to cage me in
and when I leave we both know
that you'll be pagin' him
and when I come back
we gonn' do it again.
I promise we gonn' do it again.
I met her at a backyard
blockparty by the bar.
And she kept lookin' at me
like she knew who I was.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me
like she fell in love.
Bang bang, I wanna give you my name
but I'm tryin' to put some
diamonds in my Shwayze chain.
Babies change,
they start showin' them thangs
tryin' to take a ride on
those crazy trains.
Choo choo.
What the hell am I to do?
I got a girl in every city
from here to Peru.
When I left you,
I saw my name on your left boob
now go get that tattoed,
I'll be back soon.
Don't cry, I'll bless you
with a text soon.
I gotta go, but I'll
be back next June.
Or July. Sparks in the sky.
She said, 'Boy you crazy.'
Nah, I'm Shwayze.
I met her at a backyard
blockparty by the bar.
And she kept lookin' at me
like she knew who I was.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me
like she fell in love.
And I don't know what she was on.
Whatever it was, I want some.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me
like she fell in love.
blockparty by the bar.
And she kept lookin' at me
like she knew who I was.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me
like she fell in love.
Bang bang baby shot
me in the heart, in the dark,
with the ???? of the spark
when it hit.
When we me at the spot
it was hot, like this song
saw the thong, it was on.
Now it's 8 in the mornin'
I move on like the Greyhound bus
I go town to town
and I prey on sluts.
I got to go,
so scream out your area code.
I'm comin' all the way
live from the 310!
I gotta whole lot of love
but none like you.
You make me wanna stay
here in heaven with you.
I'll write your name in the sand,
put your hand with mine.
Come on baby,
shoot your gun in the sky!
I met her at a backyard
blockparty by the bar.
And she kept lookin' at me
like she knew who I was.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me
like she fell in love.
Bang bang baby hit me one time,
two days on the road
and you're still on my mind.
You'd think that I would learn
'cause I'm young and fine
But I'm broke, so I'm tryin' to make
a hustle out of rhyme.
I gotta see the world one girl at a time,
but you're hangin' on my sleeve
like I care that you're cryin'
and I do
I'm just tryin' to play it cool
I got a rep to protect,
down at the high school.
Why you tryin' to cage me in
and when I leave we both know
that you'll be pagin' him
and when I come back
we gonn' do it again.
I promise we gonn' do it again.
I met her at a backyard
blockparty by the bar.
And she kept lookin' at me
like she knew who I was.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me
like she fell in love.
Bang bang, I wanna give you my name
but I'm tryin' to put some
diamonds in my Shwayze chain.
Babies change,
they start showin' them thangs
tryin' to take a ride on
those crazy trains.
Choo choo.
What the hell am I to do?
I got a girl in every city
from here to Peru.
When I left you,
I saw my name on your left boob
now go get that tattoed,
I'll be back soon.
Don't cry, I'll bless you
with a text soon.
I gotta go, but I'll
be back next June.
Or July. Sparks in the sky.
She said, 'Boy you crazy.'
Nah, I'm Shwayze.
I met her at a backyard
blockparty by the bar.
And she kept lookin' at me
like she knew who I was.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me
like she fell in love.
And I don't know what she was on.
Whatever it was, I want some.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me.
She was buzzin' all over me
like she fell in love.
Lyrics submitted by plushgabby
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