Use Me
Al Jarreau Lyrics
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They keep trying to tell me all you want to do is use me
Well, my answer said all that use me stuff
Is I wanna spread the news
That if it feels this good getting used
Oh, you just keep on using me
Until you use me up
Uh huh, until you use me up
Well, my brother, you know he sit me right down and he talked to me
Well, he told me, that I ought not let you just walk on me
And I'm sure he meant well
But when our talk was through
I just said: Now, brother, if you only knew
You'd wish that you were in my shoes
You just keep on using me
Until you use me up
Until you use me up
Sometimes, it's true you really do abuse me
Well, you get me in a crowd of high class people
And then you act real rude to me
But oh, baby, baby, baby, baby
When you love me I can't get enough
And I wanna spread the news
That if it feels this good getting used
Oh, you just keep on using me
Until you use me up
Until you use me up
Talking 'bout you using me
Well, it all depends on what you do
It ain't too bad the way you're using me
'Cause I sure am using you
The lyrics to Al Jarreau's song "Use Me" speak about a complicated relationship where one person is accused of using the other. The singer's friends and brother keep warning him about his partner's intentions, telling him that all they want to do is use him. However, the singer's response is that he doesn't mind being used as long as it feels good. He wants to spread the news that being used can be enjoyable and he invites his partner to continue using him until they've used him up. The singer, however, admits that his partner does abuse him at times, especially in the company of high-class people. But when they love him, he can't get enough of it. In the end, the singer admits that it's all a give-and-take situation, and he's using them just as much as they are using him.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, my friends feel it's their appointed duty
My friends believe that they must warn me about your intentions
They keep trying to tell me all you want to do is use me
My friends keep insisting that you only want to take advantage of me
Well, my answer said all that use me stuff
In response, I simply said that talk of being used is irrelevant
Is I wanna spread the news
What I truly want to do is inform others
That if it feels this good getting used
That being used doesn't necessarily feel bad
Oh, you just keep on using me
So go ahead and keep taking advantage of me
Until you use me up
Until you've completely exhausted me
Well, my brother, you know he sit me right down and he talked to me
My brother sat me down and had a serious and heartfelt conversation with me
Well, he told me, that I ought not let you just walk on me
He warned me not to let you take advantage of me
And I'm sure he meant well
Although his intentions were good
But when our talk was through
When our conversation ended
I just said: Now, brother, if you only knew
I responded by saying that he would feel differently if he understood
You'd wish that you were in my shoes
He would envy the pleasure I experience
Sometimes, it's true you really do abuse me
I admit that at times you do mistreat me
Well, you get me in a crowd of high class people
In certain situations, you put me in the company of people of high social status
And then you act real rude to me
And in those situations, you are unkind or disrespectful to me
But oh, baby, baby, baby, baby
Despite all that, my affection for you never wavers
When you love me I can't get enough
Because when you treat me well, I am completely enamored with you
Talking 'bout you using me
So yes, it's true that you are using me
Well, it all depends on what you do
But whether that is good or bad, depends on your actions
It ain't too bad the way you're using me
In fact, I don't really mind the way you use me
'Cause I sure am using you
After all, I'm getting something out of this relationship too
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Bill Withers
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