Blackstreet has also collaborated with Jay-Z on his single "The City is Mine". With the help of the Janet Jackson single "Girlfriend", Blackstreet finally had a top ten album with Finally. But personnel shifts wracked the group and contributed to the relative failure of Finally in 1999, and Blackstreet soon broke up. After rumors of legal action and a preemptive countersuit, the group reformed and released Level II in 2003.
I Wanna Be Your Man
Blackstreet Lyrics
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Baby, baby, baby
I want to know you
Place no one above you
I want to love you
Baby, baby, baby
I want to be your man...
To this park
It was one day last may
I saw you lookin' like a star...um humm...
I'll never forget the scent of, your perfume
Girl I just gotta see you again...ohh...
Too my dismay I had the chance to be with you
Girl I'll never forget, how I traveled to the moon...
Still I'm waitin' in the park
Waitin' after dark...
I've got to see you again...oohh...
[Chorus:]
So I dream a little dream of us were, holding hands
And we're takin' long walks, down in the land
My palms are sweaty and my hearts beatin' fast
'Cause you smiled and said you'd see me again...
I ain't gonna let you get away this time
That's why I waited here so long
I'm gonna make you mine
Still I'm waiting in the park
Waitin' after dark...
Waiting here to see you again...
[Chorus:]
I loved you from the moment,
That you graced your beauty
And I just can't wait darlin'
To see you again...
I want to be your..
I want to be your man...
(listen baby)
I want to be your man...
Baby... baby, baby, baby,(wanna know you)
[Chorus:]
In Blackstreet's song "I Wanna Be Your Man", the singer is expressing his desire to know and love a particular woman. He vividly remembers the first time he saw her in the park, and is smitten by her beauty and the scent of her perfume. The singer has had a chance to be with her before, and despite the distance they had to travel, he's willing to wait for her again in the park after dark.
The second verse of the song reveals the singer's romantic daydreams of walking hand in hand and taking long strolls with the woman he desires. He's nervous around her but is optimistic that he will not let her get away this time. The chorus repeats the message that the singer wants to be her man and love her, placing no one above her.
Overall, the lyrics convey an unwavering desire from the singer to be with the woman he is infatuated with, with the hope that she reciprocates his feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby, baby, baby
Repetition of the word 'baby' to express love and affection towards the person being addressed.
I want to know you
Expressing a desire to get to know the person better.
Place no one above you
Willingness to prioritize the person above everyone else.
I want to love you
Expressing a desire to love the person and be in a romantic relationship with them.
I want to be your man...
Desire to be in a committed relationship with the person being addressed.
I remember the first time I came To this park
Recalling a past memory of visiting a particular park for the first time.
It was one day last may
Details about the time frame of the past memory being recalled.
I saw you lookin' like a star...um humm...
Describing the person being addressed as beautiful and captivating.
I'll never forget the scent of, your perfume
Recalling a specific detail about the person being addressed.
Girl I just gotta see you again...ohh...
Expressing a strong desire to see the person again.
Too my dismay I had the chance to be with you
Regretting having missed an opportunity to be with the person being addressed in the past.
Girl I'll never forget, how I traveled to the moon...
Using hyperbole to describe the depth of feeling towards the person being addressed.
Still I'm waitin' in the park Waitin' after dark... I've got to see you again...oohh...
Waiting for another opportunity to see the person being addressed and expressing determination to do so.
So I dream a little dream of us were, holding hands And we're takin' long walks, down in the land
Fantasizing about a romantic relationship with the person being addressed.
My palms are sweaty and my hearts beatin' fast 'Cause you smiled and said you'd see me again...
Recounting a moment where the person being addressed expressed interest in seeing the singer again, causing nervousness and excitement.
I ain't gonna let you get away this time That's why I waited here so long I'm gonna make you mine
Determined not to miss another opportunity to be with the person being addressed and expressing intention to pursue a relationship.
I loved you from the moment, That you graced your beauty
Expressing immediate attraction to the person being addressed.
And I just can't wait darlin' To see you again...
Reiterating the strong desire to see the person being addressed again.
I want to be your.. I want to be your man... (listen baby) I want to be your man...
Repeating the desire to be in a committed relationship with the person being addressed.
Lyrics Β© BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TEDDY RILEY, KAREN ANDERSON, CHAUNCEY HANNIBAL, SPRAGUE WILLIAMS, JAMES MITCHELL, MARKELL RILEY, ARNOLD DARNELL INGRAM, MARVIN LEE WILLIS
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@francisibok474
Goodness .......this album was loaded. Jamming this in May, 2023. Teddy Riley is a musical genius. Blackstreet remains one of my all-time favourite groups. Awesome joint. Love it.
@rikayapartlow
"Ooh bop bop, ooh bop bop, ooooooh ba doooo" MY LAWD!!! ππΏπ©π€
@vivek.ananth
Who still loves listening to this in 2019?
@Goluckymusic4life777
4 now till forever
@zacharylent4495
2020 and still the shit
@coyo7136
2020...almost 2021
@powerballace
2021 ππ½
@kayedabae4360
2021
@raymichaelaraujo7416
This reminds me of my lil brother we used to sing this at house parties and rock the house. Great memories back when i met my first wife at one of those parties .miss you and love you lil brother hope we can sing together again soon and rock the house like old times.
@leequinn5214
No one has more power in art then this song