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”
Let's turn it up, go
Full moon, Friday night
Must be going down it's in the air tonight
Little dress, with your high heels on
Bet you left your goodie two shoes at home
Straight from the limo to the front of the line
Shots all night, never spending a dime
It's been a long week, so it's about time
You're gonna drink, gonna dance on the bar
You're gonna sing, screaming like you're a star
You're gonna slip that shot and put your ring in your purse
He can have your best tomorrow baby I'll take your worst
'Cause tonight ladies come, ladies come, ladies come first
I can't stop looking at you
I wanna get up on you like a new tattoo
You're such a good, bad, girl by it all
Let's take this little party to a bathroom stall
You smell like Heaven but you look like a sin
Anytime you want we can do this again
(Sign me up, sign me up, sign, sign me up)
You're gonna drink, gonna dance on the bar
You're gonna sing, screaming like you're a star
You're gonna slip that shot and put your ring in your purse
He can have your best tomorrow baby I'll take your worst
'Cause tonight ladies come, ladies come, ladies come first
Lipstick stains down in front of my shirt
Your panties on the floor, my mind's in the dirt
You're two kinds of sweet, naughty and nice
If I get this chance again I won't think twice
(Back, back for more, brown sugar)
You're gonna drink, gonna dance on the bar
You're gonna sing, screaming like you're a star
You're gonna slip that shot and put your ring in your purse
He can have your best tomorrow baby I'll take your worst
'Cause tonight ladies come, ladies come, ladies come first
Ladies come first, ladies come first, ladies come first
Full moon, Friday night
Must be going down it's in the air tonight
Little dress, with your high heels on
Bet you left your goodie two shoes at home
Straight from the limo to the front of the line
Shots all night, never spending a dime
It's been a long week, so it's about time
You're gonna drink, gonna dance on the bar
You're gonna sing, screaming like you're a star
You're gonna slip that shot and put your ring in your purse
He can have your best tomorrow baby I'll take your worst
'Cause tonight ladies come, ladies come, ladies come first
I can't stop looking at you
I wanna get up on you like a new tattoo
You're such a good, bad, girl by it all
Let's take this little party to a bathroom stall
You smell like Heaven but you look like a sin
Anytime you want we can do this again
(Sign me up, sign me up, sign, sign me up)
You're gonna drink, gonna dance on the bar
You're gonna sing, screaming like you're a star
You're gonna slip that shot and put your ring in your purse
He can have your best tomorrow baby I'll take your worst
'Cause tonight ladies come, ladies come, ladies come first
Lipstick stains down in front of my shirt
Your panties on the floor, my mind's in the dirt
You're two kinds of sweet, naughty and nice
If I get this chance again I won't think twice
(Back, back for more, brown sugar)
You're gonna drink, gonna dance on the bar
You're gonna sing, screaming like you're a star
You're gonna slip that shot and put your ring in your purse
He can have your best tomorrow baby I'll take your worst
'Cause tonight ladies come, ladies come, ladies come first
Ladies come first, ladies come first, ladies come first
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