Joe is an American R&B singer. Born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, he lat… Read Full Bio ↴Joe is an American R&B singer. Born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, he later relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, and signed a record deal with Polygram Records in 1992. He rose to prominence after releasing his debut album Everything the following year. He followed it with a series of successful albums under Jive Records, including All That I Am (1997), the international bestseller My Name Is Joe (2000) as well as the multi-certified albums Better Days (2001) and And Then... (2003). Several songs from these albums became hit singles on the pop and R&B record charts, including the number-one hit "Stutter", the top ten entries "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)", "Don't Wanna Be a Player", and "I Wanna Know" as well as his collaborations "Faded Pictures", "Thank God I Found You" and "Still Not a Player".

You Dropped Your Dime
Joe Lyrics

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Wassup, playboy
Now man, you can't keep callin' me with this shit, man
Now she told you what she wanted
All you had to do was give it to her
I'm gonna give you some free game, listen

All she wanted was a little time, you said, "Never"
Begged that you would stay home, you said, "Never"

Maybe we can wine and dine before we bump and grind
You said, "Never", she said, you said, "Never"

Can we go to the park and swing, you said, "Never"
How about to the bar for a drink, you said, "Never"
Let's take a trip together, where ever
But she said, you said, "Never"

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
'Cause she was, oh
Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
What, what, what, what

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
'Cause she was, oh
Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
What, what, what, what

You see here with me, she can have whatever
Shopping sprees at Gucci, whatever
Taking trips to Miami, it's on me
I say, "Whatever", ask her I say, "Whatever"

Can we play in sand while holding hands, whatever
Go to the room and boom boom, whatever
Here with me she'll never hear never
It's always whatever, ask her I say, "Whatever"

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
'Cause she was, oh
Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
What, what, what, what

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
'Cause she was, oh
Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
What, what, what, what

If I were you, I woulda made her mine forever
With women dawg, you can't take forever
You took too long, I came along
And now she's gonna be mine forever, yes I said, forever

I'ma cop a ring and wife her forever
I'ma make it so she's happy forever
With me dawg, she'll never hear never
It's always whatever, that's why we're forever

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
'Cause she was, oh
Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
What, what, what, what

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
'Cause she was, oh
Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
What, what, what, what

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
'Cause she was, oh
Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
What, what, what, what

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
'Cause she was, oh

Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
What, what, what, what

Overall Meaning

In Joe's song "You Dropped Your Dime," he is giving advice to a friend who has lost his girlfriend because he failed to fulfill her needs. The friend refused to spend time with her, go on trips, or even take her to the park, and she had enough. Joe advises his friend that with women you can't take forever and that someone else, in this case, Joe, came along and took his girlfriend. Joe is now fulfilling her needs and giving her whatever she wants, and she is happy. The chorus "You dropped your dime so I picked it up" refers to Joe taking the opportunity to be there for the woman when the friend failed to, and now he is benefiting from it.

Line by Line Meaning

Wassup, playboy
What's up, man?

Now man, you can't keep callin' me with this shit, man
You can't keep calling me with this problem

Now she told you what she wanted
She told you what she wanted

All you had to do was give it to her
All you had to do was give it to her

All she wanted was a little time, you said, "Never"
She wanted to spend time with you, but you always said no

Begged that you would stay home, you said, "Never"
She asked you to stay home, but you always said no

Maybe we can wine and dine before we bump and grind
Maybe we can go out and have a nice time before we have sex

You said, "Never", she said, you said, "Never"
You always said no to her requests

Can we go to the park and swing, you said, "Never"
She asked you to go to the park, but you said no

How about to the bar for a drink, you said, "Never"
She asked you to go to the bar, but you said no

Let's take a trip together, where ever
Let's go on a trip together, anywhere

But she said, you said, "Never"
She wanted to do things with you, but you always refused

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
You let her go and I picked her up

'Cause she was, oh
Because she was amazing

Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
I found her and now she's mine

What, what, what, what
What, what, what, what?

You see here with me, she can have whatever
With me, she can have anything she wants

Shopping sprees at Gucci, whatever
We can go on shopping sprees at Gucci

Taking trips to Miami, it's on me
I'll pay for trips to Miami

I say, "Whatever", ask her I say, "Whatever"
I always say yes to her requests

Can we play in sand while holding hands, whatever
We can play in the sand and hold hands, whatever she wants

Go to the room and boom boom, whatever
We can go to the room and have sex, whatever she wants

Here with me she'll never hear never
She'll never hear the word 'no' when she's with me

It's always whatever, ask her I say, "Whatever"
I'll always say yes to her requests

If I were you, I woulda made her mine forever
If I were you, I would have kept her forever

With women dawg, you can't take forever
You can't take too long to make her yours

You took too long, I came along
You took too long and I swooped in

And now she's gonna be mine forever, yes I said, forever
And now she'll be mine forever, I'm serious

I'ma cop a ring and wife her forever
I'm going to buy her a ring and marry her forever

I'ma make it so she's happy forever
I'm going to make sure she's always happy

With me dawg, she'll never hear never
She'll never hear the word 'no' from me

It's always whatever, that's why we're forever
I'll always say yes to her requests, that's why we'll be together forever

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
You let her go and I picked her up

Cause she was, oh
Because she was amazing

Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
I found her and now she's mine

What, what, what, what
What, what, what, what?

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
You let her go and I picked her up

Cause she was, oh
Because she was amazing

Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
I found her and now she's mine

What, what, what, what
What, what, what, what?

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
You let her go and I picked her up

Cause she was, oh
Because she was amazing

Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
I found her and now she's mine

What, what, what, what
What, what, what, what?

You dropped your dime so I picked it up
You let her go and I picked her up

Cause she was, oh
Because she was amazing

Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
I found her and now she's mine

What, what, what, what
What, what, what, what?

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ERNEST E. DIXON, LESHAN LEWIS

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