Rude

MAGIC!

Saturday mornin', jumped out of bed
And put on my best suit
Got in my car and raced like a jet
All the way to you
Knocked on your door with heart in my hand
To ask you a question
'Cause I know that you're an old fashioned man
Yeah (yeah)

Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?
Say yes, say yes, 'cause I need to know
You say I'll never get your blessin' 'til the day I die
"Tough luck, my friend, but the answer is no"

Why you gotta be so rude?
Don't you know I'm human too?
Why you gotta be so rude?
I'm gonna marry her anyway
(Marry that girl) marry her anyway
(Marry that girl) yeah, no matter what you say
(Marry that girl) and we'll be a family
Why you gotta be so rude?

I hate to do this, you leave no choice
Can't live without her
Love me or hate me, we will be both
Standin' at that alter
Or we will run away
To another galaxy, you know
You know she's in love with me
She will go anywhere I go

Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?
Say yes, say yes, 'cause I need to know
You say I'll never get your blessin' 'tll the day I die
"Tough luck, my friend, 'cause the answer's still no"

Why you gotta be so rude?
Don't you know I'm human too?
Why you gotta be so rude?
I'm gonna marry her anyway
(Marry that girl) marry her anyway
(Marry that girl) no matter what you say
(Marry that girl) and we'll be a family
Why you gotta be so rude?
Rude

Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?
Say yes, say yes, 'cause I need to know
You say I'll never get your blessin' 'til the day I die
"Tough luck, my friend, but no still means no"

Why you gotta be so rude?
Don't you know I'm human too?
Why you gotta be so rude?
I'm gonna marry her anyway
(Marry that girl) marry her anyway
(Marry that girl) no matter what you say
(Marry that girl) and we'll be a family
Why you gotta be so rude?
Oh, yeah, oh
Why you gotta be so rude?
Why? (Yeah)
Why you gotta be so rude?


Lyrics submitted by iheartthiswebsite, edited by Mellow_Harsher, phant0m

Rude Lyrics as written by Adam David Messinger Nasri Tony Atweh

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    I agree with iheartthiswebsite's interpretation; it is a black man who absolutely adores and cherishes his white girlfriend, who feels the same. She loves him and will do anything for him, and the man shows the same devotion. However, the girl's father is biased to not approve of a black man marrying a white woman. By "old-fashioned man", I'm assuming that the girl's father is more inclined to think that colored people are less than white people, a common belief in America's past and even here today in the present. The part which triggers the interracial couple idea the most for me is when he sings, "Don't you know I'm human, too?" Well... I don't see any other reason why the lyrics would mention it. The father thinks of him as lesser being due to his skin color (maybe alluding to the Three-Fifths Compromise, stating that one black person makes up 3/5 of a person to determine the number of representatives in Congress).

    I'm not saying that this man IS ONLY AND CAN ONLY BE black, and the girl white. Thats

    theneighbourhoodlumon July 14, 2014   Link

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