Havana
Camila Cabello Lyrics

Hey
Introduction

Havana, ooh na-na (ayy)
The singer longs for Havana

Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na (ayy, ayy)
Part of her heart yearns for Havana

He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na
Her partner took her to East Atlanta, away from Havana

Oh, but my heart is in Havana (ayy)
However, she still dreams of Havana

There's somethin' 'bout his manners (u-huh)
The singer finds her partner's manners attractive

Havana, ooh, na-na (uh)
She repeats her desire to be in Havana

He didn't walk up with that, "How you doin'?" (uh)
Her partner is someone who does not use cheesy pickup lines

(When he came in the room)
The arrival of her partner

He said there's a lot of girls I can do with (uh)
Her partner acknowledges his options, but chooses her

(But I can't without you)
He cannot act on his other options without her

I knew him forever in a minute (hey)
The singer felt a deep connection with her partner from the beginning

(That summer night in June)
Reference to the time they met

And papa says he got malo in him (uh)
Her father believes her partner to be bad for her

He got me feelin' like
Her partner makes her feel a certain way

Ooh-ooh-ooh, I knew it when I met him (ayy)
She knew she was going to fall in love with him at their first meeting

I loved him when I left him
She still loves him even after they have parted ways

Got me feelin' like
She continues to feel a certain way because of her partner

Ooh-ooh-ooh, and then I had to tell him
She had to inform her partner about something

I had to go, oh, na-na-na-na-na (woo)
She had to leave him and go back to East Atlanta

Just graduated, fresh on campus, mm
A description of the singer's partner

Fresh out East Atlanta with no manners, damn
He does not have the best manners and is from East Atlanta

(Fresh out East Atlanta)
Just a repetition of the earlier line

Bump on her bumper like a traffic jam
He is aggressive and assertive

Hey, I was quick to pay that girl like Uncle Sam (here you go, ayy)
He parts with money quickly

Back it on me (back it up), shawty cravin' on me
He is confident in his abilities

Get to eatin' on me (on me)
She wants him to perform oral sex on her

She waited on me (then what?)
She performed the act of oral sex on him

Shawty cakin' on me, got the bacon on me (wait up)
She is faithful and dependent on him

This is history in the makin', homie (homie)
They are making history as a couple, a phrase that appears in popular culture

Point blank, close range, that B
His love for her is like a bullet shot from up close

If it cost a million, that's me (that's me)
He would give everything for her

I was gettin' mula, baby
He was getting money for them while they were together

Ooh na-na, oh na-na-na (ooh-ooh)
Back to the chorus that mentions Havana and her longing for it

Take me back, back, back like
She wants to go back to Havana

Oh, na-na-na
Reference to the chorus

Take me back
She is yearning for Havana and her partner

(Hey, hey)
Repetition of a phrase

Ooh-ooh-ooh
Repetition of a phrase

Take me back to my Havana
She wants to be with her partner and in Havana again

Uh-huh
Utterance to show affirmation or agreement

Oh, na-na-na (oh, na, yeah)
Reference to the chorus

No, no, no, take me back
Repetition of the singer's want to go back to Havana

Havana, ooh, na-na
Repetition of reference to Havana