She's 22 Lyrics

Lyric discussion by iushe 

Cover art for She's 22 lyrics by Norah Jones

She’s 22 And she’s loving you And you’ll never know how it makes me blue Does it make you happy

the singer is talking about how she dislikes her crush when some other girl's loving him. "blue" symbolizes jealousy n despair here...she wonders whether her love is happy with this other gal? actually she's analysing her own significance in her man's life , whether she's irreplacable or not. does this new gal deserves him any better? maybe be the singer is willing to sacrifice her own love if her love is happier wid someone else..

I’m holding on To a thing that’s wrong ‘Cause we don’t belong But you like my songs And you make me happy Does she make you happy?

the singer is living in a fallacy that may be her crush feels the same way about her....deep inside she knows that she's wrong and realizes that she should move on because they are not meant to be. but his behaviour confuses her. "song" may refer to actual song or poem or any creative form by which she can express her feelings for him. though he likes them all , bt she cannot say whether he realizes that it is him who lingers in all her songs and poems, his love inspires her. singer is sure that she loves him with all her heart and she's happy when she's with him, bt then she still doesn't know what\ who makes him happier?

You can throw away Every word I say

the singer doesn't mind if he cannot reciprocate her love. if the other woman makes him happpier he need not listen to the singer and follow his heart.

I’m standing still On this hidden hill And I’m looking around For the right way down To your distant valley

the singer uses b'ful metaphor here . she's waiting cautiously watching\stalking him, where he cannot see her. she's thinking of ways to find an appropriate way to his heart.

Your flowers grow in the frozen snow And I’d like to know if it’s all a show ‘Cause you sure look happy Are you really happy?

she's suprised that he looks too happy to be real. she's confused whether some one else can actually make him so happy or whether he's pretending to be happy to make her jealous or just to convine her that he has moved on. In love , people cannot bear their love wid someone else and they're so possessive that they easily get jealous, the singer is a similar person.

in the last lines : Does she make you happy? I’d like to see you happy

she's still wondering whether he's actually happy with the other woman because HIS happiness is the only thing that matters to her the most.

My Interpretation