While Greg Kihn may have found a home for his music when he moved to Berkeley in 1974 and signed on with Beserkley Records, it would take almost a decade to find a successful formula for his music. Winding from Dylanesque folk to merseyesque rock, by the early '80s Kihn and his band found they shared elements of new wave music, and scored their first US hit, "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)." Kihn had a bigger hit the following year with "Jeopardy," which peaked in the States at number 2. "Jeopardy" brought Kihn two of the highest honors an early eighties act could achieve: MTV put the video into heavy rotation, and Weird Al Yankovic recorded a parody. Kihn has been hard at work over the years, hosting a radio show, writing books and coming up with clever album titles (Kihnspiracy, Unkihntrollable). He has kinhtinued recording through it all, though it has proven difficult for Kihn to recapture the successes of 1982 and '83.
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Someday
Greg Kihn Band Lyrics
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Someday baby, I hope I’ll be there to give you mine
What does it take, to make you see?
To make you see.
What does it take?
Someday baby, you’ll take a wise man for a fool
What does it take, to make you see?
To make you see.
What does it take?
hah
What does it take?
What does it take?
What does it take?
What does it take, to make you see?
To make you see.
What does it take?
hah
What does it take?
What does it take?
What does it take?
What does it take?
To make you see.
What does it take?
To make you see.
What does it take?
What does it take?
Oooh
The lyrics of Greg Kihn Band's song Someday are about the hope that someday the person the singer is addressing in the song will realize that they need someone's time and attention, and the singer wants to be that person. The first verse depicts the hope that someday the person will need someone's time, and the singer hopes he'll be the one to give it. The second verse portrays the inevitability of the person realizing the need for someone's time and attention, and the singer believes he'll be the exception to the rule, someone that the person will want to give their time to.
The repeated refrain "What does it take, to make you see?" is a question to the person the singer is addressing, asking what it will take for them to see that they need someone's time and attention, and for the singer to be that person. The question is repeated multiple times throughout the song, emphasizing the urgency of the singer's desire to be there for the person.
Overall, the lyrics convey the idea that everyone needs someone else's time and attention at some point in their life, and the singer wants to be the one to provide that for the person he is addressing.
Line by Line Meaning
Someday baby, you’re going to need somebody’s time
At some point in the future, you will require someone's time and attention
Someday baby, I hope I’ll be there to give you mine
I hope to be the one who is able to provide you with my time and attention when you need it
What does it take, to make you see?
I am curious as to what methods or efforts I could make to make you understand something important
To make you see.
To make you comprehend and fully acknowledge the significance of the situation or message
Someday baby, you’ll take a wise man for a fool
At some point in the future, you may mistake a knowledgeable and experienced individual for someone who is foolish or naive
Someday baby, I’ll be the exception to the rule
I hope to be the one who defies the norm and stands out in a positive way in your eyes
What does it take?
I am still searching for an answer to what it is that I need to say or do for you to understand
hah
An interjection used to express amusement, either genuine or sarcastic
What does it take?
Once again, I am questioning what I need to do or say to help you understand
What does it take?
Continuing my search to figure out what it takes to make you comprehend the importance of the situation
What does it take?
My curiosity remains as I ask again what it would take to make you understand
To make you see.
Reiterating my desire for you to fully comprehend and acknowledge the matter at hand
What does it take?
Pondering once more on what I need to say or do to help you see
To make you see.
Restating my intention to make you fully understand
What does it take?
One final time, I ask what I must do to help you comprehend the significance of the message
What does it take?
As a closing genuine or rhetorical question, I question what I can do to make things clear
Oooh
An exclamation of frustration, contemplation, or satisfaction depending on the context
Contributed by Brooklyn V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.