Just In Time
Black and Blonde Lyrics

Where do we go?
Asks an ambiguous question that hints at a feeling of being lost.

And all the people, they sure don't want you to know
Suggests a conspiracy hiding the direction forward, but does not specify who is involved.

They don't want you to know, oh
Mimics the plea of somebody who was trying to help, but was stifled.

Livin' in chains, the heart's rearranged
Implies the consequences of the blockage mentioned above, which can lead to a hampered or disordered emotional state.

You gotta lure it back, all of the time
Offers a challenging solution for the emotional blight – an endless, never-ending effort of adjustment.

Now tell me I'm right, oh
Mocks an imaginary cheerleader desperate for affirmation.

And I got a thing I really can't say
Hides a secret in plain sight.

You've got a worried mind
Acknowledges a certain person's psychological distress.

I've got a worried heart
Brings attention to the emotional turmoil the artist suffers.

You don't know what to do
States the inability of dealing with the situation.

I don't know where to start
Confesses to a personal incapacity to act.

You let this beat us down
Lays responsibility partly on the listener for allowing the current miserable state to develop.

Well get up off the ground
Empowers the listener to take charge and become proactive.

One day, I know
Instils a sense of hope and certainty for the future.

We've got to go, oh
Concludes with a promise of a better path forward.

Where is your mind?
Mirrors the opening line, but now as a direct retort to someone else's struggle.

The street is beating you bad
Explicitly describes the environmental harshness that exacerbates the psychological stress.

It's taken it's time, it's taken it's time, oh
Insinuates the extended nature of the problem and its gradual drip, drip effect.

Oh, where to run?
Repeats the earlier plea, now with more urgency.

I told you to get, but you were having your fun
Discloses an untold narrative of past conflict between the artist and the person being addressed, emphasizing that unsolicited advice previously provided had been ignored.

Now you're under the gun, oh
Uses a new metaphor to describe an upcoming crisis.

And I got a thing I really can't say
Repeats the same secret from earlier, indicating that the issue in the song is likely too complex to be just one thing.

You've got a worried mind
Restates the worry that the listener is experiencing.

I've got a worried heart
Repeats the heartache and emotional struggles of the artist.

You don't know what to do
Reiterates the earlier feeling of confusion and hopelessness.

I don't know where to start
Reiterates the singer's personal struggle and sense of being overwhelmed.

You let this beat us down
A repeated line to re-emphasize the shared responsibility of allowing the situation to deteriorate.

Well get up off the ground
Once again offered as a solution to the problem.

One day, I know
Reasserts hope for the future.

We've got to go, oh
Final line of the song bringing closure; suggesting that a decision to undertake a new venture or course of action has been reached.