She Can't Love You
Chemise Lyrics

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Hi, yeah
I saw you last night.
Hmhm, I was in the club, yeah
I saw who you were with here too

When I saw u last night
I could easily see
She was holding u so tight

Cause she knows u want me

Oh no but she can t love ya
She can t love u like I yo
She cant love ya
She can t love you like I do

I said to myself
That must be on your mind
You were there with someone else
You know you re waistin' your time

Oh no 'cause she can't love ya
She can t love u like I do
She cant love ya
She can t love you like I do
She can't love ya ahh ahh no no
She can't love you like I do

You ain't foolin' me no ah ah no no
Who' s foolin' who
Ooh you ain't foolin' me no
Tell me who's foolin' who yo?

You re missing my beat
And I needing your move
Let's give it one more try
Let's get back in the groove

She cant love ya (she can't love ya)
She can t love you like I do (she)
She can't love ya ahh ahh
She can't love you like I do (i do)
She can't love ya (ho no she can't)
She cant' love you like I do (ahh ahh)
She cant' love you (no no)
She can't love you like I do
Ooh she

You know that she can't do it (ha ha no no)
She can't love ya who's follin who's foolin'?
You ain't foolin' me boy
She can't love ya (ahh ahh no no)

Ooh like I said
U know u miss me
And u know I miss you too baby
Well, you know I know I was wrong
What can I say
What am I suppose to do
I stepped out on you first
But I'm ready to make it up to you
And u know that

She can't love ya

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Chemise's song "She Can't Love You" speak of a love triangle and the singer's desire to reclaim the man she loves from another woman. The singer sees the man she loves in the club with another woman and notes how the woman is holding him tightly because she knows that the man wants the singer instead. The singer then repeats the refrain "she can't love ya like I do" multiple times, emphasizing that the other woman is incapable of loving the man the way that the singer does.

The lyrics make it clear that the singer and the man have had a previous romantic relationship - the singer says "Let's give it one more try" and admits that she was wrong for "stepping out on [him] first". The song ends with the singer expressing a desire to make things right between them. The lyrics are relatively simple and straightforward, with a heavy reliance on repetition to drive home the central point that the singer's love is superior to that of the other woman.

Line by Line Meaning

Hi, yeah
The singer addresses the person she is talking to

I saw you last night.
The singer observed the person she is talking to yesterday

Hmhm, I was in the club, yeah
The singer clarifies where she saw the person she is referring to

I saw who you were with here too
The singer noticed the person's company during that time

When I saw u last night
The singer refers again to her observation the previous night

I could easily see
The singer knew what was happening easily

She was holding u so tight
The person the singer is talking to was being held tightly by someone else

Cause she knows u want me
The person the singer is talking to wants her instead of the person they are with

Oh no but she can t love ya
The singer insists that the person's current companion cannot love them

She can t love u like I yo
The singer believes that she loves the person more than their current companion can

She cant love ya
The singer reiterates that the current companion cannot love the person

She can t love you like I do
The singer believes she is capable of loving the person in a way their current companion cannot

I said to myself
The singer was having an internal dialogue

That must be on your mind
The singer assumes that the person is thinking about her even if they are with someone else

You were there with someone else
The singer restates that the person was keeping company with someone aside from her

You know you re waistin' your time
The singer believes that not being with her is a waste of the person's time

Oh no 'cause she can't love ya
The singer repeats her statement that the current companion cannot love the person

She can t love u like I do
The singer again compares her love to the current companion's love

She cant love ya
The singer reiterates that the current companion cannot love the person

She can t love you like I do
The singer reiterates that she can love the person the way their current companion cannot

She can't love ya ahh ahh no no
The singer adds some ad-libs to emphasize her point that the current companion cannot love the person

She can't love you like I do
The singer repeats her belief that she can love the person in a unique way that their current companion cannot

You ain't foolin' me no ah ah no no
The singer doesn't believe that the person can deceive her

Who' s foolin' who
The singer questions who is trying to deceive who

Ooh you ain't foolin' me no
The singer reiterates that she cannot be deceived

Tell me who's foolin' who yo?
The singer poses the question on who's being fooled

You re missing my beat
The singer implies that the person is missing something from being with someone else

And I needing your move
The singer implies that she needs the person's actions

Let's give it one more try
The singer proposes reconciling with the person

Let's get back in the groove
The singer wants to go back to the way things were with the person

She cant love ya (she can't love ya)
The singer reiterates again that the current companion cannot love the person

She can t love you like I do (she)
The singer compares her love to the love of the current companion

She can't love ya ahh ahh
The singer emphasizes her point that the current companion cannot love the person

She can't love you like I do (i do)
The singer points out that she is the only one who can love the person the way they want to be loved

She can't love ya (ho no she can't)
The singer repeats her sentiment that the current companion cannot love the person

She cant' love you like I do (ahh ahh)
The singer reiterates that she is the only one who can love the person the way they want to be loved

She cant' love you (no no)
The singer still believes that the current companion cannot love the person

She can't love you like I do
The singer emphasizes again that only she can love the person the way they want to be loved

Ooh she
The singer finishes off with an ad-lib

You know that she can't do it (ha ha no no)
The singer emphasizes again that the current companion cannot love the person

She can't love ya who's follin who's foolin'?
The singer reiterates her belief that only she can love the person and that there's nothing to be deceived about

You ain't foolin' me boy
The singer is confident that the person cannot deceive her

She can't love ya (ahh ahh no no)
The singer repeats yet again that the current companion cannot love the person

Ooh like I said
The singer goes back to her prior statements

U know u miss me
The singer believes that the person misses her

And u know I miss you too baby
The singer admits that she misses the person too

Well, you know I know I was wrong
The singer acknowledges that she wronged the person

What can I say
The singer is at a loss at what to do or say

What am I suppose to do
The singer asks what she should do

I stepped out on you first
The singer admits to being unfaithful first

But I'm ready to make it up to you
The singer is willing to make amends with the person

And u know that
The singer is confident that the person knows this

She can't love ya
The singer reiterates again that the current companion cannot love the person