After signing a contract with the Atlantic Records label Lava Records in 1994, his first major-label album, Honor Among Thieves, was issued in 1995. His second album, Misguided Roses, spawned I'll Be, a major single in 1998. Two more albums (Messenger and Far from Over) followed, but at the end of 2001, he split from Lava. In 2003 he released a collection of acoustic versions of songs both old and new called The Austin Sessions via ATC Records, a Nashville-based independent record label (at which McCain was the first artist signed following its creation in 2001). Mid-2004 saw the arrival of his first studio album in three years, entitled Scream & Whisper, which was released on another indie label, DRT Entertainment.
He has released two DVDs to date. The first was through ATC records in late 2002, called Mile Marker: Songs and Stories from the Acoustic Highway, and it consisted of interviews, live performances, and other material. The other was in late 2004, Tinsel & Tap Shoes. It was his first live concert DVD, recorded at The House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
A new CD was released in April, 2006 titled, Lost in America. Edwin recently signed a contract with Vanguard Records. This album (#8) is said to be a true "rock 'n roll" collection.
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Who's Making Love
Edwin McCain Lyrics
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Let me give you some good advice
What I'm gonna, gonna ask you now
You better think about it twice
While you're out cheating on your woman
There's something that you never even thought of
While you were out making love?
Who's making love to your old lady
While you were out making love?
I've seen so, so many fellows
Fall in to that same old bag
Thinking that a woman is made to
Be beat on and treated so bad
Oh, fellows, let me ask you
I'm sure there's something that you never dreamed of
Who's making love to your old lady
While you were out making love?
Who's making love to your old lady
While you were out making love?
I know there are some women
Give the other excuse
I'm not trying to run your life, boy it's up to you
And you, you, you, you, yeah
The reason why I ask this question
I used to be the same old way
When I decided to straighten up, now
I found it was a bit too late
Oh, that's when it all happened
Something that I never ever dreamed of
Somebody is making love to my old lady
While I was out making love
Somebody was-a loving my old lady
While I was out making love
Who's making love to your old lady
While you were out making love?
Who's making love to your old lady
While you were out making love?
Who's making love to your old lady
While you were out making love?
Who's making love to your old lady
While you were out making love?
Who's making love to your old lady
While you were out making love?
Who's making love to your old lady
While you were out making love, love, love?
The lyrics of Edwin McCain's song "Who's Making Love" warn men to think twice before cheating on their significant others. The song starts with Edwin addressing all the men around him and advising them to ponder before committing infidelity. He then asks a rhetorical question, "Who's making love to your old lady while you were out making love?" This question is an invitation for the men to consider the consequences of their actions. The following verse continues with Edwin's observation that many men treat their women poorly, thinking that they're to be beaten down and mistreated. Edwin then reminds the men that there may be someone else loving and taking care of their women while they cheat.
Despite some women's ability to give their men an excuse, the responsibility of a man's happiness and relationships ultimately rests on the man himself. Edwin speaks from experience, admitting that he used to be like these men, but it was too late when he realized his mistakes. The song concludes with a repetition of the question, "Who's making love to your old lady while you were out making love?" emphasizing the importance of self-reflection and self-improvement.
Line by Line Meaning
All you fellows, gather 'round me
Attention all men, listen closely
Let me give you some good advice
I have wise words to impart on you
What I'm gonna, gonna ask you now
I have a question to ask you
You better think about it twice
It's imperative you consider your actions carefully
While you're out cheating on your woman
When you're being unfaithful to your significant other
There's something that you never even thought of
There's a consequence you haven't considered
Who's making love to your old lady
Who is having an affair with your partner
While you were out making love?
While you were being unfaithful?
I've seen so, so many fellows
I've witnessed many men
Fall in to that same old bag
Repeatedly make the same mistake
Thinking that a woman is made to
Believing women are supposed to be
Be beat on and treated so bad
Subject to violence and mistreatment
Oh, fellows, let me ask you
Let me pose a question to you
I'm sure there's something that you never dreamed of
I'm certain there's a consequence you've never considered
I know there are some women
I understand there are women
Give the other excuse
Make justifications for their actions
I'm not trying to run your life, boy it's up to you
I'm not telling you how to live, it's your decision
And you, you, you, you, yeah
Referring to several people, including the listener
The reason why I ask this question
The reason I'm posing this question
I used to be the same old way
I used to have the same mindset
When I decided to straighten up, now
When I chose to change my ways
I found it was a bit too late
But it was already too late
Oh, that's when it all happened
That's when everything changed
Somebody is making love to my old lady
Someone else is having an affair with my partner
Somebody was-a loving my old lady
Someone was showing affection to my partner
Who's making love to your old lady
Who is having an affair with your partner
While you were out making love?
While you were being unfaithful?
Who's making love to your old lady
Who is having an affair with your partner
While you were out making love?
While you were being unfaithful?
Who's making love to your old lady
Who is having an affair with your partner
While you were out making love, love, love?
While you were being unfaithful, repeatedly?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Bettye Jean Barnes Crutcher, Donald Davis, Homer Banks, Raymond E. Jackson
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