Candy Store
Keith Sweat Lyrics


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Can I take you back, take you back
Can I take you back, take you back girl
To the candy store, candy store, whoa
Can I take you back, take you back baby
Can I take you back, take you back girl
To the candy store, candy store whoa

I took a trip to where we used to live
The tree was still there we carved our names in as kids
? , had a sign that said she don't live here no more
Went to the neighbors asked because ?
You're the only one for me
Love's the only thing in life that is free
Now all I have left is just a memory

[Chorus]
I remember when you were young,
Back in the days of bubble gum
And the only thing that mattered in life
Was the candy store, down on the corner
All the kids in the neighborhood,
Would get money from the parents if they were good
And we were good, we would all gather around at the candy store
Down on the corner

That's when I first saw you girl, yeah, yeah, yeah
Looking so sweet, I said, how do you do, at the candy store
Down on the corner
You were my girlfriend, I was your boyfriend ?
I met you, at the candy store

[Chorus]

? in the back, sunroof top, TV in the seat with the gangster lean
Holler at the shawty, with the afro puff
Light blue halter top with bell bottoms with tops
Hat to the back, tube socks to the knee
Me and my girlfriend, carved her name in the tree
We often fantasized about a life with me
Now all I have left is just a memory

Miss Mary Mac, Mac, Mac, all dressed in black, black, black
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back
She asked her mother, mother, mother for fifteen cents, cents, cents
To see the elephants, elephants, elephants,
Jump over the fence, fence, fence

[Chorus: x2]

If you remember the candy store
Everybody clap your hands
If you remember the candy store and how it used to be
Just clap your hands
If you remember the candy store
And how it made you feel good
Close your eyes




If you remember the candy store
And wanna go back lemnme hear you say yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Keith Sweat's "Candy Store" song might initially come off as a sweet love song, but it is actually a nostalgic look back at childhood memories. The song opens with the title being repeated, followed by the singer's attempt to convince someone to go back with him to the candy store where they first met. He talks about how he recently visited the neighborhood where they grew up and how it was all still there. However, the girl he wants to take back to the candy store no longer lives there, and he's left with only a memory of her.


The chorus of the song talks about the childhood joy the neighborhood kids had surrounding the candy store on the corner. It was the place where everyone went to buy sweets and where a young Keith Sweat first laid eyes on his love interest. The second verse uses vivid descriptions of the time where he met the girl at the candy store. He reminisces about how they used to dress and how they fantasized about their future together. The listener is then reminded of a childhood clapping game as the song ends.


Overall, Keith Sweat's "Candy Store" is a story of longing for a time when life was simpler with less bittersweet experiences.


Line by Line Meaning

Can I take you back, take you back
Asking for permission to relive past memories with the person


To the candy store, candy store, whoa
Revisiting the fun times of youth


I took a trip to where we used to live
Visited the hometown


The tree was still there we carved our names in as kids
Nostalgic for youthful memories


Love's the only thing in life that is free
The person values love over material things


Now all I have left is just a memory
Realizing that the good times are in the past


I remember when you were young
Reflecting on the past memories of the person


And the only thing that mattered in life
Emphasizing the simplicity of childhood


All the kids in the neighborhood
Remembering the community of youths


Down on the corner
Memorizing the details of the location


That's when I first saw you girl, yeah, yeah, yeah
Recalling the first encounter with the person


Looking so sweet, I said, how do you do, at the candy store
Attracted to the person in a youthful setting


You were my girlfriend, I was your boyfriend
The beginning of young love


Me and my girlfriend, carved her name in the tree
Showing affection with an act of vandalism


Now all I have left is just a memory
The present being less enjoyable than the past


Miss Mary Mac, Mac, Mac, all dressed in black, black, black
Recalling a childhood nursery rhyme


With silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back
Reciting vivid childhood memories


If you remember the candy store
Asking for participation


Everybody clap your hands
Encouraging a physical response


If you remember the candy store and how it used to be
Nostalgic for childhood memories


Close your eyes
Encouraging visualization of past memories


If you remember the candy store and wanna go back lemnme hear you say yeah
Endorsing the sentiment of desiring to relive past memories




Lyrics © THE ADMINISTRATION MP INC
Written by: KARLYTON CLANTON, KEITH D SWEAT, MARLON MCCLAIN, ROCHAD HOLIDAY

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