Just Me
Carlton And His Shoes Lyrics

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Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by
I say to myself you're such a lucky guy,
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
out of all the fellows in the world she belongs to me.
But it was Just my imagination,
once again runnin' away with me.
It was just my imagination runnin' away with me. Oo

Soon we'll be married and raise a family (Oh yeah)
A cozy little home out in the country with two children maybe three.
I tell you I can visualize it all
this couldn't be a dream for too real it all seems;
But it was Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.

Ev'ry night on my knees I pray Dear Lord, Hear my plea;
Don't ever let another take her love from me or I would surely die.
Her love is heavenly, when her arms enfold me,
I hear a tender rhapsody; but in reality she doesn't even know me.

Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, can't forget her

Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Carlton and The Shoes's song "Just Me" tell a story of a man who daydreams about the woman he loves. He watches her through his window and thinks to himself how lucky he is to have her. He dreams of marrying her and starting a family with her. He even says that her love is heavenly and he prays every night that no one will take her love away from him. But in reality, she doesn't even know him and it's all just his imagination running away with him.

The theme of the song is unrequited love and the power of the imagination. The man in the song is so deeply in love with this woman that he imagines a whole life with her. However, the reality is that she doesn't even know him. It's a sad story that many people can relate to. The song is set to a slow, soulful melody that matches the melancholic mood of the lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by
I see her walking by my window every day

I say to myself you're such a lucky guy,
I acknowledge that I am fortunate to see her every day

To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
She is the girl of my dreams, I am lucky to see her every day

out of all the fellows in the world she belongs to me.
I feel lucky that she is with me and belongs to me

But it was Just my imagination,
However, all of this is just my imagination

once again runnin' away with me.
I am daydreaming and imagining things that may not be true

Soon we'll be married and raise a family (Oh yeah)
I imagine us getting married and starting a family

A cozy little home out in the country with two children maybe three.
We will live in a warm and comfortable house in the countryside with two or three kids

I tell you I can visualize it all
I can see this future so clearly

this couldn't be a dream for too real it all seems;
It feels so real, it can't possibly be just a dream

But it was Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Again, it is just my imagination and not reality

Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
I am aware that I am imagining things that may not be true

Ev'ry night on my knees I pray Dear Lord, Hear my plea;
Every night, I pray to God to listen to my request

Don't ever let another take her love from me or I would surely die.
I fear losing her love to someone else because it would be devastating

Her love is heavenly, when her arms enfold me,
I feel like I am in heaven when she holds me

I hear a tender rhapsody; but in reality she doesn't even know me.
I hear her voice softly singing to me, but in reality she doesn't even know that I exist

no, no, no, no, no, no, no, can't forget her
I can't forget about her even though this may all be just my imagination

Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Once again, I am aware that this is just my imagination taking over

Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
I admit that this is just my imagination and not reality

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BARRETT STRONG, NORMAN WHITFIELD, NORMAN J. WHITFIELD

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