Countdown Love
Johnny Thunders Lyrics

Yeah, right.
Expression of disbelief or sarcasm.

Did you hear about my baby? She come around,
Asking if the listener knows about the singer's girlfriend/lover.

She come round here, the head to the ground?
Did you see her walking with her head down?

Come round here just about midnight,
Indicating the time when the girl usually visits him.

She makes me feel so good, make me feel all right.
She has a positive impact on his life, making him feel happy.

She come round my street, now
She comes to his neighborhood.

She come to my house and
She visits his home.

Knock upon my door
She knocks on his door.

Climbing up my stairs, one, two
She climbs up his stairs to his room.

[unwriteable improvisation]
The singer makes an improvised sound, expressing excitement and anticipation.

Come on baby
He invites her into his room.

Here she is in my room, oh boy
He is happy that she is in his room.

Hey what's your name?
The singer asks her name, showing an interest in getting to know her better.

How old are you?
He asks her age, continuing to make small talk.

Where'd you go to school?
He asks her where she went to school, trying to learn more about her.

Aha, yeah
He expresses an affirmative in response to her answers.

Ah, ah yeah, ah yeah
He expresses excitement and approval of her.

Oh haa, mmm
He makes an improvised sound, expressing his attraction to her.

Well, now that we know each other a little bit better,
He acknowledges that they are getting to know each other.

Why don't you come over here
He invites her to come closer to him.

Make me feel all right!
He wants her to make him feel good or happy.

Gloria, gloria
This is a reference to a song by Van Morrison and is used to express enthusiasm and excitement.

All night, all day
He wants to be with her all the time.

All right, okey, yey!
He expresses approval and excitement.

(Gloria, gloria)
Reiterating the previous statement for emphasis.

You were my queen and I was your fool,
He compares their relationship to a queen and her subject, implying that he adores her.

Riding home after school.
He remembers a specific moment with her - riding home from school.

You took me home
She invited him into her house.

To your house.
He clarifies that it was her house they went to.

Your father's at work,
There was no one else in the house.

Your mama's out shopping around.
Her mother was not home either.

Check me into your room.
She showed him to her room.

Show me your thing.
He asks her to be more intimate with him.

Why'd you do it baby?
He reflects on a past moment and wonders why she was intimate with him.

Getting softer, slow it down
He asks her to slow down their pace.

Softer, get it down
He encourages her to keep things gentle and intimate.

Now you show me your thing.
He asks her to reveal more to him.

Wrap your legs around my neck,
He is getting more explicit about what he wants from her.

Wrap your arms around my feet, yeah
He describes a physical position that he wants her to hold.

Wrap your hair around my skin.
He wants her to be more intimate and touch his body.

I'm gonna huh, right, ok, yeah.
He makes an improvised admiring sound, signifying his pleasure.

It's getting harder, it's getting too darn fast
He realizes that they are getting too intimate, too fast.

All right!
He expresses excitement and enthusiasm.

Come on, now, let's get it on.
He encourages her to continue being intimate with him.

Too late, too late, too late,
Realizing that things have gone too far and it is too late to stop.

Can't stop, wow!
He expresses his inability to stop being intimate with her.

Make me feel all right!
He asks her to make him feel good or happy.

Keep the whole thing going, baby!
He wants to continue with their physical intimacy.

All right!
He expresses enthusiasm and excitement.

All right!
He repeats his previous statement, showing his happiness.

Aaaaah
He makes an improvised sound, expressing his pleasure.