As One
Carroll Thompson Lyrics

I remember when
The singer is reminiscing on a time in the past.

I was five and you were ten, boy
The singer is specifying the age difference between her and a particular boy.

You knew that I was shy
The boy was aware of the singer's personality trait of being reserved or timid in social situations.

So you teased and made me cry
The boy would often taunt and tease the artist to the point where she became emotional and cried.

But I loved you
Despite the boy's behavior towards her, the artist still harbored feelings for him.

Then one day you came
The boy, who hasn't been mentioned by name, eventually returned to the singer's life.

You told me you were leaving
The boy announced his plan to depart.

You gave your folks the blame
The boy blamed his parents as the reason for his departure.

And made me cry again
The artist became emotional and cried a second time due to the boy's announcement.

When you said
The artist is now quoting what the boy said to her.

Little girl
The boy is addressing the singer with a term of endearment.

Please don't wait for me
The boy is asking the artist not to wait for his return.

Wait patiently for love
The boy suggests that the singer should wait for love to come to her naturally.

Someday will surely come
The boy assures the singer that eventually, love will come her way.

Ooh, little girl
The boy repeats his term of endearment towards the singer.

And I'm still waiting
The artist is still waiting for love to come to her.

I'm waiting
The artist repeats that she is still waiting for love.

Ooh, still waiting
The singer adds emphasis to her waiting with an interjection.

I'm just a fool
The singer believes that waiting for love is foolish.

Ooh, I'm a fool
The artist adds emphasis to her foolishness with an interjection.

To keep waiting
The artist is acknowledging that waiting for love is not sensible.

Then someone finally came
The artist met someone new.

He told me that he loved me
The new person in the singer's life professed his love for her.

I put him off with lies
The artist rejected the new person's love with deceitful statements.

He could see I had no eyes
The new person was able to perceive that the singer's heart wasn't fully invested in him.

So he left me once again alone
The new person chose to leave the singer because he could sense that she didn't reciprocate his love.

Like a child without her playmate
The singer compares her loneliness to that of a child missing their friend.

I had to face the truth
The artist had to confront the reality of her feelings.

I was still in love with you
The artist realizes that she still has feelings for the original boy mentioned from the beginning of the song.

Love has never shown his face
The singer has yet to receive or experience true love.

Since the day you walked out that door
The singer associates the lack of love in her life with the departure of the original boy who left her.

You filled my life with empty space
The artist is attributing the lack of love in her life to the absence of the original boy.

Come back
The artist is requesting for the original boy to return to her life.

Can't you see it's you I'm waiting for
The artist emphasizes to the original boy that it's him she's been waiting for all along.

I'm waiting for love
The singer reiterates that she's still waiting for love to come to her.

For you, I miss you
The artist expresses her love and desire for the original boy.

Come on back, boy
The singer is urging the original boy to return.

I need you
The singer communicates that she requires the presence of the original boy in her life.

I want you
The singer confesses that she desires the original boy.

That's what my friends says
The artist mentions that her friends also share the same sentiment towards the original boy.