Honey Honey
Company/Jenny Galloway/Louise Plowright/Neal Wright/Siobhán McCarthy Lyrics
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But I had to put you down, 'cause I didn't know where you'd been
You had a long black dress,
Your hair in a mess,
You didn't seem to have no class
But the look on your face
Was no disgrace
I knew I'd had to move real fast
Honey child
Don't you know you drive me wild
Oh Honey child
Don't you know you drive me wild
Just about to lose my mind
Well the second time that I met you, you were just turned twenty-one
And all your talk about love, love, was gone, long gone
Oh Honey child
Don't you know you drive me wild
Honey child
Don't you know you drive me wild
Just about to lose my mind
Oh Honey child
Don't you know you drive me wild
Honey child
Don't you know you drive me wild
Honey child
Don't you know you drive me wild
Honey child
Don't you know you drive me wild
Honey child
Don't you know you drive me wild
Honey child
Don't you know you drive me wild
Honey, honey, honey, honey child
Don't you know you drive me wild
The song "Honey Honey" by Company/Jenny Galloway/Louise Plowright/Neal Wright/Siobhán McCarthy is a love song about a woman who has captured the heart of the singer. The lyrics describe the first and second time the singer met the woman. The first time she was only seventeen, and the singer was hesitant because he didn't know much about her, but he was immediately attracted to her. Although she appeared to be unrefined, she had an intriguing look on her face that made the singer want to approach her. The second time they met, three years later when she was twenty-one, she no longer talked about love, and the singer was worried that she was no longer interested in him. But he still couldn't deny his attraction for her.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Honey child, don't you know you drive me wild?" This emphasizes the passion and desire that the singer has for the woman. The use of the word "Honey" in the title and throughout the song also reinforces this.
Overall, the lyrics of the song "Honey Honey" express the excitement and intensity of a new love affair, and the persistence of that attraction even as time passes.
Line by Line Meaning
Well the first time that I met you, you were only seventeen
When we first met, you were quite young at only seventeen years old
But I had to put you down, 'cause I didn't know where you'd been
I couldn't pursue a relationship with you because I didn't know much about your past
You had a long black dress,
You were wearing a long black dress when I first saw you
Your hair in a mess,
Your hair was quite disheveled and in a mess
You didn't seem to have no class
You appeared to lack sophistication and class
But the look on your face
However, the expression on your face was different
Was no disgrace
It was not an embarrassment in any way
I knew I'd had to move real fast
I realized that I had to take swift action
Honey child
Affectionate term being used
Don't you know you drive me wild
You have the ability to excite and arouse my passions
Oh Honey child
Affectionate term being used again
Just about to lose my mind
I am almost at the point of insanity due to my attraction to you
Well the second time that I met you, you were just turned twenty-one
The second time we met, you had just turned twenty-one years old
And all your talk about love, love, was gone, long gone
You no longer talked much about love as you did before
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MICK RALPHS, PAUL RODGERS, PAUL BERNARD RODGERS, RAYMOND BURRELL, RAYMOND "BOZ" BURRELL, SIMON KIRKE
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