Loverboy is a Canadian rock group formed in 1979 in Calgary, Alberta. Throu… Read Full Bio ↴Loverboy is a Canadian rock group formed in 1979 in Calgary, Alberta. Throughout the 1980s, the band accumulated numerous hit songs in Canada and the United States, earning four multi-platinum albums and selling millions of records. After being rejected by many American record labels, they signed with Columbia/CBS Records Canada and began recording their first album March 20, 1980, with Mike Reno (born in New Westminster, B.C. January 8, 1955 and previously with Moxy as Mike Rynoski) on lead vocals, Paul Dean (born in Vancouver, B.C. on February 19, 1946; previously with Streetheart and Scrubbaloe Caine) on guitars and vocals, Jim Clench (formerly of April Wine and BTO, who was born in Montreal May 1, 1949 but was quickly replaced by Scott Smith born in Winnipeg, MB on February 13, 1955) on bass guitar, Doug Johnson (born in New Westminster December 19, 1957) on keyboards, and Matt Frenette (born in Calgary on March 7, 1954) on drums (also a former Streetheart alumnus). The band's hit singles, particularly "Turn Me Loose" and "Working for the Weekend", have become arena rock staples and are still heard on many classic rock and classic hits radio stations across the United States and Canada. They are currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Little Girl
Loverboy Lyrics

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How can I make you love me
How can I make you mine
How can I make you at all
When you don't know what goes on inside your mind
What goes on inside
Don't wanna make you lonely
You need it every day
I wanna make you the only

But you don't know what goes on inside

You're too little, little girl
You're too little, little girl
You're too little, little girl, to fall in love
Little, little girl
You're too little, little girl
You're too little, little girl, to fall in love

How can I make you feel it
And make you lose control
How can I make you need it
When you don't know what goes on inside your mind
What goes on inside
How can I prove it to you, baby
You make me wait all day
I'm gonna save it til tomorrow
Cause you don't know what goes on inside

Chorus

How can I make you trust me
And make you lose control
How can I make you at all
When you don't know what goes on inside your mind
What goes on inside
How can I prove it to you, baby
Just wait and see
I'n gonna make you prove it
That you don't know what goes on inside

Chorus

Overall Meaning

In the song "Little Girl" by Loverboy, a man is trying to figure out how to make the girl he desires love him, be his, and trust him. However, he realizes that she is too young and inexperienced to understand what goes on inside her mind or to fall in love. Despite his efforts to prove himself and make her feel something for him, he recognizes that she is not ready for a serious relationship.

The song seems to highlight the struggles of an individual who is deeply infatuated with someone who is not ready for a commitment, but the hope that they will one day be ready for a relationship. This song addresses the complexities of a person's emotions when it comes to love and admiration, and the need to respect the boundary of the other person's mental and emotional capacity. Sometimes, no matter how right it feels, love is just not possible yet.

Line by Line Meaning

How can I make you love me
The singer is asking what he can do to make the girl love him.

How can I make you mine
The singer is asking what he can do to make the girl his.

How can I make you at all
The singer is asking what he can do to make the girl interested in him.

When you don't know what goes on inside your mind
The artist is acknowledging that it's hard to know what the girl is thinking or feeling.

What goes on inside
The artist is emphasizing that he doesn't know what the girl is thinking or feeling.

Don't wanna make you lonely
The singer doesn't want to cause the girl to feel lonely.

You need it every day
The singer thinks the girl desires something from him every day.

I wanna make you the only
The artist wants to be the only one the girl desires.

But you don't know what goes on inside
The artist is emphasizing again that he doesn't know what the girl is thinking or feeling.

You're too little, little girl
The artist thinks the girl is too young or inexperienced to understand love.

to fall in love
The singer believes the girl is not capable of falling in love.

How can I make you feel it
The artist wants to know what he can do to make the girl feel something for him.

And make you lose control
The singer wants to know how he can make the girl lose her self-control around him.

How can I make you need it
The singer wants to know what he can do to make the girl need him.

How can I prove it to you, baby
The singer wants to know what he can do to prove his love to the girl.

You make me wait all day
The artist is frustrated because the girl is making him wait.

I'm gonna save it til tomorrow
The artist has a plan to wait until the next day to act on his feelings.

Cause you don't know what goes on inside
The singer is emphasizing again that he doesn't know what the girl is thinking or feeling.

How can I make you trust me
The singer wants to know what he can do to make the girl trust him.

Just wait and see
The artist asks the girl to be patient and see what happens.

I'n gonna make you prove it
The artist will do something to make the girl prove her feelings for him.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MIKE RENO, PAUL WARREN DEAN

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