This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
(I am General Larry Platt dot com)
(Las Vegas)
(Yeah, I hear pretty good)
Woo get your pants off the ground
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Dread in your hair
Told me you were cool
Looking like a fool
Walkin' talkin' with your pants on the ground
Get it up, hey
Get your pants off the ground
Hoo, Get your pants off the ground
Dude, pants on the ground
Told me you were cool
But you looking like a fool
Walkin' talkin' with your pants on the ground
Slipping, slumming, with your pants on the ground
Schlopping, walkin', with your pants on the ground
Boom, bam with your pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Run the jail house, (?)
Boys said you're looking good, pants on the ground
Your boy said you're looking nice with your pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool
Walkin' like a fool
Going downtown with your pants on the ground
Get it up, hey
Get your pants off the ground
Hoo, get your pants off the ground
Walkin', talkin' with your pants on the ground
Slipping, slumming, with your pants on the ground
Walking like a duck
Thinking like a duck
Talking like a duck
Quack, quack with your pants on the ground
Woo, get your pants off the ground
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Ooh, your baby daddy
Ooh, your baby daddy
He look cool with his pants on the ground
Look good with your pants on the ground
Boom, bam pants on the ground
Get your pants up
Get your pants up, now
Get your pants up
Get your pants up
Get your pants up
Get-get-get your pants up
East Coast, pants on the ground
West Coast, pants on the ground
Uptown, pants on the ground
Downtown, get-get-get your pants up
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
East Coast, pants on the ground
West Coast, pants on the ground
Uptown, pants on the ground
Downtown, pants on the ground
(Boom, boom, get your pants up)
(Boom, boom, get your pants up)
(Boom, boom, get your pants up)
(Get your pants up, get-get your pants up)
Ooh, you don't shock me, I'll get my pants up right now
(Las Vegas)
(Yeah, I hear pretty good)
Woo get your pants off the ground
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Dread in your hair
Told me you were cool
Looking like a fool
Walkin' talkin' with your pants on the ground
Get it up, hey
Get your pants off the ground
Hoo, Get your pants off the ground
Dude, pants on the ground
Told me you were cool
But you looking like a fool
Walkin' talkin' with your pants on the ground
Slipping, slumming, with your pants on the ground
Schlopping, walkin', with your pants on the ground
Boom, bam with your pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Run the jail house, (?)
Boys said you're looking good, pants on the ground
Your boy said you're looking nice with your pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool
Walkin' like a fool
Going downtown with your pants on the ground
Get it up, hey
Get your pants off the ground
Hoo, get your pants off the ground
Walkin', talkin' with your pants on the ground
Slipping, slumming, with your pants on the ground
Walking like a duck
Thinking like a duck
Talking like a duck
Quack, quack with your pants on the ground
Woo, get your pants off the ground
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Ooh, your baby daddy
Ooh, your baby daddy
He look cool with his pants on the ground
Look good with your pants on the ground
Boom, bam pants on the ground
Get your pants up
Get your pants up, now
Get your pants up
Get your pants up
Get your pants up
Get-get-get your pants up
East Coast, pants on the ground
West Coast, pants on the ground
Uptown, pants on the ground
Downtown, get-get-get your pants up
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
Pants on the ground
Pants on the ground
Lookin' like a fool with your pants on the ground
Gold in your mouth
Hat turned sideways
Pants hit the ground
Call yourself a cool cat
East Coast, pants on the ground
West Coast, pants on the ground
Uptown, pants on the ground
Downtown, pants on the ground
(Boom, boom, get your pants up)
(Boom, boom, get your pants up)
(Boom, boom, get your pants up)
(Get your pants up, get-get your pants up)
Ooh, you don't shock me, I'll get my pants up right now
Lyrics submitted by melodymaker
Pants On The Ground Lyrics as written by Carlos Valdez Thornton Larry Platt
Lyrics © HITS FROM JEWMAICAN PUBLISHING
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