Call Me
Joell Ortiz Lyrics


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Call me! (uh!) call me! (listen} call me!
(I said I remember) call me! (hey}
(call me) call me! call me!
(ah!)

(Aw man, ninety five) she had that perfume with the only smell
Hair scrounged up in a pony tail (woo!)
Gold hoop earrings with her name of 'em
I had the coliseum fronts with the fangs on 'em (what!)
Ooh! thinnest waist with the fat ass (damn)
Had me all happy to go to math class
Yeah! I had to go for it baby
Sent the letter over circle yes, no or maybe (remember that!)
Uh! and she looked back with a cool blush
Showin' me the results of a nice toothbrush
Yeah! we rode home on the same school bus
Confident consistent I'm crushin' these new pumas (woo!)
Yeah! and she told me she from the southside
Told her I'm from cooper she looked at me with her mouth wide
Like, I got fam' out there
I gave her the number now you got a fan out there
Man I really hope this girl

Call me! (call me) call me! (call me) call me! (hey, hey, hey)
(I said I remember) call me! (call me) call me!
(call me!) call me!
(just call me, uh, uh)

Yep! so I'm bumpin' my smif n wessun
Knock on my room door ma gimme a second (hold up)
Threw on a t shirt (uh huh) slipped on my ola's (uh huh)
Opened the do' she passed me the phone oh my (my!)
Huh! so I took me a deep breath yo (uh huh)
Fingers crossed I answered the phone hello (hello)
Voice so official, hey joell what you gettin' into?
I said I'm gettin' dressed to come get you
She laughed, I said it's Saturday a nice flick
She agreed, meet me at the commodore at like six
Threw on my jerreau's, dusted off the bows
Zipped the Haley Hanson out the do' good to go
She standin' there stretch pants fifty fo' elevens
Yellin' hurry up they want me in the crib before eleven
Did the movie thing a little bite to eat (what else?)
The whole night was sweet (what else?) ended it with a kiss
Somethin' light on the cheek and said

Call me! (uh! uh!) call me!
(this is a throwback right here) call me! (joell ortiz)
(I said I remember) call me!
(when she used to call me) call me!
(call me!) call me!
(you know what I'm talkin' about? hey!)

So it's a little more in the dates now (uh huh)
Yep! she be in the crib all late now (ow!)
Ha! we be kickin' it then we lay down
Turn the lights off and press play on the h-town
Ooh! we being fresh like easter
I made her vibrate like my beeper
Uh huh! my mother said she a keeper
I could see myself tryin' mrs. ortiz her
Then I bumped into lisa, tellin' me how she missed me (uh oh)
We up in this party I'm feelin' a little tipsy (damn)
She tried and kiss me, all in my face
One thing led to another we all in the staircase (hey)
She told tasha, who told christy (no)
My phone ring the next day how could you dissed me?
You said you loved me and were always be together
Do me a favor joell? ! (what!)
Don't you ever ever ever ever ever!

Call me! (call me!) call me!
(call me yeah!) call me! (uh! uh! uh!)
(I said I remember when) call me!
(you used to call me) call me!
(call me yeah!) call me!
(I said I remember) call me!
(and that's how I lost my shorty} (she used to call me) call me!
(a party and some vodka} (call me!)
Call me! (yo that was ninety five man I'm still trippin' over that}
(used to call me) call me! (call me!)
(damn she looked good!) call me! (call me!)
Call me!
(sometimes I think I hear her call me? ha ha ha! but it's all good!)

I said I remember!
You used to call me! (ha ha!)
Call me yeah! (yeah!)
Uh! uh! uh!
Then I remember when, you used to call me, call me!
Yeah yeah yeah! uh! uh! ha ha! this is a throwback




Uh! this is a throwback uh! uh! this is a throwback, throwback
Uh! uh! uh! call me!

Overall Meaning

The song "Call Me" by Joell Ortiz is a nostalgic tribute to a past love interest. The song begins with memories of a girl from high school, describing her physical appearance and their interactions. The singer shares how he had to gather up the courage to ask her out by sending a letter with the options "circle yes, no or maybe". The singer is ultimately successful in getting the girl to go out with him, and their date is described as sweet and accompanied by a kiss on the cheek.


As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the singer and the girl continue to see each other later in life. However, there is a twist in the story when the singer bumps into another girl named Lisa while out with his past love interest. Lisa tries to kiss the singer, leading to him cheating on the original girl. The singer's love interest finds out about the affair and confronts him, which leads to them breaking up. The song ends with the singer reminiscing on the past and wondering if his former love interest still thinks about him and calls out his name.


Overall, "Call Me" is a story of young love, nostalgia, and loss. The singer seems to be sharing his past mistakes and the pain that comes with lost love. The song's storytelling is vivid and emotional, and it portrays the intricacies of relationships and their complicated nature.


Line by Line Meaning

Call me!
Joell Ortiz wants the girl he likes to call him.


Uh! and she looked back with a cool blush
The girl Joell Ortiz likes looked back bashfully.


Sent the letter over circle yes, no or maybe (remember that!)
Joell Ortiz sent a note to the girl asking if she wanted to go out, with checkboxes for yes, no, or maybe.


Man I really hope this girl
Joell Ortiz is excited for the girl to call him.


Threw on a t shirt (uh huh) slipped on my ola's (uh huh)
Joell Ortiz got dressed before answering the phone.


Voice so official, hey joell what you gettin' into?
The girl with the official-sounding voice asked Joell what he was doing.


Did the movie thing a little bite to eat (what else?)
Joell and the girl went to a movie and got something to eat afterward.


The whole night was sweet (what else?) ended it with a kiss
The date with the girl was great and ended with a kiss.


So it's a little more in the dates now (uh huh)
Joell and the girl have been on more dates since then.


Then I bumped into lisa, tellin' me how she missed me (uh oh)
Joell ran into a girl named Lisa who missed him, which creates a problem.


One thing led to another we all in the staircase (hey)
Joell and Lisa ended up making out in a staircase.


Do me a favor joell? ! (what!)
The girl that Joell likes asks him to never call her again.


Call me! (yo that was ninety five man I'm still trippin' over that)
Joell is still thinking about the girl who used to call him in 1995.




Lyrics © DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: DWIGHT MYERS, JEAN CLAUDE OLIVIER, JOHN JACKSON, JOHN DAVID JACKSON, SAMUEL J BARNES

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Comments from YouTube:

@HeavenlyGoddess831

2022 and this song came into my head while mopping 😁🥳

@BOBBYBOMACLLC

Lol I’m brushing my teeth out of nowhere I started singing call meeeeeeeee smh take me back in time!!!!

@goodtits101

Yo I swear damn those was good days

@nicolebelford3984

I’m still listening in 2023 😅

@Bhaddis

​@@nicolebelford3984 So am I :))

@hazeminds

This whole album was incredible, fire vibes, cool breeze

@marshyboy69

Joell Ortiz is tooooo underrated. He deserves so much more recognition.

@victoriamarie1216

Still listening in 2019 ❤️
I remember having this shit on repeat in 2010 with my first love .
Oldie but goodie 🤩

@MegaAbdo15

Same here 💔💔

@theeladylynn9229

2022 🎧

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