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”
[Chorus]
I've been looking here
Looking there
Tell me who tell me where
Cause wherever I am
Wherever you are
I will find you girl
Near or far
I fell in love with this girl I saw
And I'm pretty sure that me and her have met before
So why did I act so shy
And didn't say a thing
Cause now I'm wondering
Oh
[Chorus: x2]
I saw this boy and he looked at me
I noticed him but did he notice me
So why did I act so shy
And didn't say a thing
Cause now I'm wondering
[Chorus: x2]
Cause I want to be the one
Cause I want to be your boy
And I want to be your girl
Cause I want to be the one
Cause I want to be your boy
And I want to be your girl
With every day
With every hour
We're getting closer (closer)
And with time
You will find
What you've been looking for
Looking for, looking here
Looking there
I've been looking here
I've been looking there
Want to find you
Can somebody help me find you?
When I find you girl
I'm gonna show you the world
Cause now I'm wondering
[Chorus: x2]
Cause I want to be the one
Cause I want to be your boy
And I want to be your girl
Cause I want to be the one
Cause I want to be your boy
And I want to be your girl
I've been looking here
Looking there
Tell me who tell me where
Cause wherever I am
Wherever you are
I will find you girl
Near or far
I fell in love with this girl I saw
And I'm pretty sure that me and her have met before
So why did I act so shy
And didn't say a thing
Cause now I'm wondering
Oh
[Chorus: x2]
I saw this boy and he looked at me
I noticed him but did he notice me
So why did I act so shy
And didn't say a thing
Cause now I'm wondering
[Chorus: x2]
Cause I want to be the one
Cause I want to be your boy
And I want to be your girl
Cause I want to be the one
Cause I want to be your boy
And I want to be your girl
With every day
With every hour
We're getting closer (closer)
And with time
You will find
What you've been looking for
Looking for, looking here
Looking there
I've been looking here
I've been looking there
Want to find you
Can somebody help me find you?
When I find you girl
I'm gonna show you the world
Cause now I'm wondering
[Chorus: x2]
Cause I want to be the one
Cause I want to be your boy
And I want to be your girl
Cause I want to be the one
Cause I want to be your boy
And I want to be your girl
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