Just to Be With You
Bloomfield Hammond Dr.John Lyrics
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And my shirt is stickin' out of my jeans
You got me painted in the corner
Where I'm livin' way beyond my means
Outside my window
A bird once flew
Now I don't even care
What kind of gum I chew
I just want to be with you
Well I don't want to wash the dishes
But I'm wishin' I could wash my hair
You been on my mind so long
You must livin' up there
Well it's up to the circus
And down to the zoo
The monkey's lookin' at me
Like I'm lookin' at you
And oh baby
I just want to be with you
I don't want to go to london
To visit the queen
She don't like my english
If you know what I mean
Don't want to walk around
Like I got nothin' to do
Uh uh baby want to be with you
Uh uh baby want to be with you
Well I was cleaning out my wallet
While I'm sittin' on my livin' room rug
I was lookin' at the numbers of the women
That I thought I dug
There was one that begged
One that teased
One god blessed me
Every time I sneezed
But oh baby
I just want to be with you
I want to be with you
When there ain't no love
When the banks all close
With the stars above
Lonely won't be lonesome
When we get through
And uh uh baby want to be with you
Uh uh baby want to be with you
The song "Just to Be With You" is a love song with a light-hearted and quirky tone. It starts off with the singer describing how he has an airplane ticket and his shirt is sticking out of his jeans, indicating that he is not a wealthy person. He feels like he is living beyond his means, but he does not care because he just wants to be with the woman he loves. He is so infatuated with her that he is not even paying attention to the details of his surroundings.
The singer then goes on to describe how the woman has been on his mind for a long time and how he wishes he could be with her instead of doing mundane things like washing dishes or washing his hair. He talks about how it feels like she is living up in his mind, while he is down on the ground with the monkeys in the zoo. He then goes on to say that he does not want to go to London to visit the queen because she does not like his English, indicating that he would rather be with his love interest than do something grand like meet the queen.
In the last verse, the singer talks about how he is cleaning out his wallet and sees numbers of women he thought he loved. However, he realizes that he just wants to be with the one he is singing about, even when there is no love, and everything else around him seems to be falling apart.
Overall, the song is a sweet and lighthearted ode to love and the desire to be with someone special no matter what.
Line by Line Meaning
I got an airplane ticket
I have taken a flight to be with you.
And my shirt is stickin' out of my jeans
I am so excited to see you that I didn't even care about my appearance or dress properly.
You got me painted in the corner
I feel trapped and helpless by my overwhelming feelings for you.
Where I'm livin' way beyond my means
I am spending too much money just to be close to you.
Outside my window, A bird once flew
The world was once beautiful and interesting to me, but now all I can think of is being with you.
Now I don't even care, What kind of gum I chew
I am so consumed by thoughts of you that even small things like the flavor of chewing gum do not matter to me anymore.
And oh baby, I just want to be with you
All I want is to be with you, nothing else matters.
Well I don't want to wash the dishes, But I'm wishin' I could wash my hair
I don't want to do mundane things anymore when I could be spending time with you.
You been on my mind so long, You must livin' up there
I have thought about you for so long that it feels like you live in my head.
Well it's up to the circus, And down to the zoo
My life is like a circus or a zoo, but being with you makes it all worthwhile.
The monkey's lookin' at me, Like I'm lookin' at you
Even the monkey in the zoo seems to understand the depth of my feelings for you.
And oh baby, I just want to be with you
All I want is to be with you, nothing else matters.
I don't want to go to london, To visit the queen
I don't care about anything else or any other place, I just want to be with you.
She don't like my english, If you know what I mean
Even if I did meet the queen, she wouldn't like my English or understand my feelings like you do.
Don't want to walk around, Like I got nothin' to do
I don't want to live life aimlessly anymore. Being with you would give me purpose.
Uh uh baby want to be with you, Uh uh baby want to be with you
All I want is to be with you, nothing else matters.
Well I was cleaning out my wallet, While I'm sittin' on my livin' room rug
Even when I am doing mundane things like cleaning out my wallet, I am thinking about being with you.
I was lookin' at the numbers of the women, That I thought I dug
Even though I have had relationships with other women, I realize now that they were nothing compared to my feelings for you.
There was one that begged, One that teased
In the past, I have been with women who pursued me or played games, but I don't want that anymore. I want to be with someone who is real, like you.
One god blessed me, Every time I sneezed
Even if I have had good luck with other women in the past, being with you would be like a blessing from God.
But oh baby, I just want to be with you
All I want is to be with you, nothing else matters.
I want to be with you, When there ain't no love
Even in tough times when the world feels empty or hopeless, being with you would still make me feel loved.
When the banks all close, With the stars above
Even if everything feels like it's falling apart, being with you would make me feel like everything is okay.
Lonely won't be lonesome, When we get through
Being with you would help me push through loneliness and make me feel like I have someone by my side.
And uh uh baby want to be with you, Uh uh baby want to be with you
All I want is to be with you, nothing else matters.
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: John E Prine
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