shout
Isley Brothers Lyrics

Well
The beginning of the song

You know you make me wanna (Shout!)
Being passionate about being with someone who is worth shouting about

Kick my heels up and (Shout!)
Being so happy that it feels like dancing

Throw my hands up and (Shout!)
Feeling free and not worrying about anything else

Throw my head back and (Shout!)
Being so joyful that it feels like screaming in happiness

Come on now (Shout!)
Encouraging others to join in on the joy and excitement

Don't forget to say you will
Asking someone to commit to being with you

Don't forget to say, yeah
Asking someone to confirm their commitment

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Expressing excitement and enthusiasm

(Say you will)
Repeating the request for commitment

Say it right now baby
Urging the person to commit immediately

Come on, come on
Encouraging the person to take action

You got it, now!
Feeling confident that the person will commit

(Say) say that you love me
Asking for verbal affirmation of love

(Say) say that you need me
Asking for verbal affirmation of being needed

(Say) say that you want me
Asking for verbal affirmation of being wanted

(Say) you wanna please me
Asking for verbal affirmation of wanting to please

(Say) come on now
Encouraging the person to keep committing verbally

(Say) I still remember
Reflecting on past memories with the person

(Shooby-doo-wop-do-wop-wop-wop-wop)
Adding a fun sound effect in the background

When you used to be nine years old
Remembering a time when the person was younger

Yeah yeah!
Affirming the memory

I was a fool for you, from the bottom of my soul, yeah!
Admitting to being in love with the person for a long time

Now that you've grown, up
Noting that the person has grown and changed

Enough to know, yeah yeah
Recognizing the person's maturity

You wanna leave me, you wanna, let me go
Acknowledging that the person may want to end things

I want you to know
Expressing a strong desire for the person to know something

I said I want you to know right now, yeah!
Reiterating the desire for the person to know something immediately

You been good to me baby
Expressing appreciation for the person's kindness

Better than I been to myself, hey! hey!
Acknowledging that the person has treated them better than they have treated themselves

And if you ever leave me
Expressing fear of the person leaving

I don't want nobody else, hey! hey!
Stating that they only want to be with the person, no one else

You know you make me wanna
Repeating the feeling of excitement and joy around the person

(Shout-woo) hey-yeah
Using a fun sound effect to emphasize the feeling of happiness

(Shout-woo) yeah-yeah-yeah
Continuing to express the feeling of happiness in various ways

(Shout-woo) all-right
Expressing that everything is good

(Shout-woo) all-right
Repeating that everything is good

(Shout-woo) come on now!
Encouraging others to join in on the joy and excitement

(Shout) yeah, yeah, yeah
Continuing to express excitement and enthusiasm

(Shout) yeah, yeah, yeah (good sound)
Using a fun sound effect to emphasize the excitement

(Shout) yeah, yeah, yeah (good sound)
Repeating the use of a sound effect for emphasis

(Shout) yeah, yeah, yeah (good sound)
Once again using a sound effect for emphasis

(Shout) all-alright (good sound)
Expressing that everything is fine using a sound effect

(Shout) it's all-alright (good sound)
Reiterating that everything is fine using a sound effect

(Shout) all-alright (good sound)
Using the sound effect to emphasize that everything is fine

(Shout) all-alright (aah)
Using a sound effect to express relief

Now wait a minute!
Pausing the song momentarily for emphasis

I feel alright!
Expressing feeling good

(Yeah yeah, yeah yeah!)
Using a fun sound effect for emphasis while expressing feeling good

Now that I got my woman
Expressing that they have the person they want

I feel alright!
Reiterating feeling good

Every time I think about you
Expressing that the person is always on their mind

You been so good to me
Acknowledging the person's goodness again

(Shout-woo) lift my heels up and
Using a sound effect to emphasize feeling like dancing in excitement

(Shout-woo) throw my head back and
Using a sound effect to emphasize feeling like screaming in happiness

(Shout-woo) kick my heels up and
Continuing to express the feeling of wanting to dance in excitement

(Shout-woo) come on now
Encouraging others to join in on the excitement

(Shout-woo) take it easy
Using a sound effect to express taking it easy while still feeling happy

(Shout-woo) take it easy
Reiterating taking it easy

(Shout-woo) take it easy (higher)
Using a sound effect to express taking it easy at a higher level

(Shout) a little bit softer now (woo)
Encouraging others to shout softer in a playful manner

(Shout) a little bit softer now
Continuing the playful encouragement

(Shout) a little bit louder now
Encouraging others to shout louder in a playful manner

(Shout)
Repeating the main word of the song

Hey
Ending the song

Jump up and shout now (woo)
Encouraging others to jump and shout in a playful manner

Everybody shout now
Encouraging everyone to shout

Everybody, shout, shout
Continuing the encouragement for everyone to shout

Shout, shout, shout
Repeated encouragement for everyone to shout

Everybody shout now (ooh)
Reiterating the main point of the song