One Fine Day
MERCHANT NATALIE Lyrics
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And you will know our love was, meant to be
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
The arms I long for, will open wide
And you'll be proud to have me, right by your side
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
Though I know you're the kind of boy
Who only wants to run around
You'll come to me when you want to settle down,
Oh!
One fine day, we'll meet once more
And then you'll want the love you threw away before
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
The song "One Fine Day" by Natalie Merchant depicts a woman who is waiting for her love to realize that their love was meant to be. The first verse suggests that the singer is convinced that one day her love, the object of her affection, will finally see that they are destined to be together. The second verse emphasizes her longing for his embrace and implies that he will finally accept her as his partner, showing her off proudly with open arms. However, the third verse portrays the reality that the singer understands that her love may not be willing to settle down. Nevertheless, she still waits for the day that he finally realizes what he has lost and comes back to her because their love was genuine.
Line by Line Meaning
One fine day, you'll look at me
In the future, there will come a day when you will look at me
And you will know our love was, meant to be
At that moment, you will understand that our love was destined
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
On that same day, you will desire to have me as your partner
The arms I long for, will open wide
I have yearned for your embrace and now you will finally welcome me
And you'll be proud to have me, right by your side
You will feel a sense of pride to have me as your companion
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
The repeated line emphasizes that you will come to truly want me in your life
Though I know you're the kind of boy
Even though I understand that you are the type of person
Who only wants to run around
Who prefers to enjoy their life without settling down
I'll keep waiting, and, someday darling
Still, I will remain patient and hopeful
You'll come to me when you want to settle down,
Believing that one day, you will come to me when you are ready to commit
Oh!
An exclamation expressing emotion
One fine day, we'll meet once more
Another day will come where we cross paths again
And then you'll want the love you threw away before
On that day, you will regret losing the love we had before
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
Reiterating that you will eventually realize that you want me as your partner
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: CAROLE KING, GERRY GOFFIN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sucrejh
One fine day, You'll look at me
And you will know our love was meant to be
One fine day, You're gonna want me for your girl
The arms, I long for will open wide
And you'll be proud to have me right by your side
One fine day, you're gonna want me for your girl
Though I know you're the kind of boy
who only wants to around
I'll keep waiting and someday darling,
you'll come to me when you want to settle down
One fine day, we'll meet once more
And then you'll want the love threw away before
One fine day, you're gonna want me
for you girl
@sgabriel724
Watched the movie again last night. I'm still struck by Natalie's version of this wonderful song. So beautiful...
@boinkye
Ditto! I’m here April 2021...
Covid times😷
@marshahanson6681
She sang one fine day so meaningful it was truly beautiful, I just watched the movie !! She is just incredible what a voice 👏👏
@ludiqtitan
Watching it right now. Had to hit the pause button to find this song.
@seasonsofphilly1993
One of my favorite renditions of this song.
@devic667
Instant heart melter :)
She has this presence... Oh boy, and her gentle alto voice that touches the very depth of your soul...
@AmbientWalking
I love this song so much. Really reminds me of the 90s.
@AmyEdmison-gp2bz
I know.meetoo
@MichaelYISRAEL
The most beautiful version of this song.
@theresahendricks1689
Great song with the truth be told