Do You Remember
Mahalo Mr. Johnson Lyrics
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I sure do, it was some time in early September
You were lazy about it, you made me wait around
I was so crazy about you I didn't mind
So I was late for class, I locked my bike to yours
It wasn't hard to find, you painted flowers on it
I guess that I was afraid that if you rolled away
Well I was crazy about you then and now
The craziest thing of all is over ten years have gone by
And you're still mine, we're locked in time
Let's rewind
Do you remember when we first moved in together?
The piano took up the living room
You played me boogie-woogie I played you love songs
You'd say we're playing house now you still say we are
We built our getaway up in a tree we found
We felt so far away but we were still in town
Now I remember watching that old tree burn down
I took a picture that I don't like to look at
Well all these times they come and go
And alone don't seem so long
Over ten years have gone by
We can't rewind, we're locked in time
But you're still mine
Do you remember?
In "Do You Remember," Mahalo Mr. Johnson sings about the memories of a relationship that has lasted over ten years. He reminisces about when they first met, how he waited for her, and how they were both crazy about each other. Despite the passage of time and changes in their lives, the love they share is still just as strong. The song recalls memories of when they moved in together, the piano that took up the living room, and the moment they realized they were playing house. He recalls a getaway they built up in a tree, how it burned down, and the picture he took that he doesn't like to look at.
The song captures the essence of nostalgia and how time doesn't always change how you feel about someone, even when everything else around you changes. The memories they share are precious and unchanging, and despite the moments being long gone, the love and the life built around them continue to thrive.
One fascinating fact about "Do You Remember" is that it was featured on the soundtrack of the popular TV show, Grey's Anatomy. The song was also used in the movie "Feast of Love" and was performed by Jack Johnson.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you remember when we first met?
Can you recall the time when we met each other for the first time?
I sure do, it was some time in early September
Yes, I remember it clearly - it was in the early days of September
You were lazy about it, you made me wait around
You were not in a hurry to talk to me, and I had to wait for you to approach me
I was so crazy about you I didn't mind
I had a strong attraction for you, so waiting for you did not bother me
So I was late for class, I locked my bike to yours
I got delayed for my class, and as a result, I locked my bike next to yours
It wasn't hard to find, you painted flowers on it
Your bike was easy to spot because you had painted colorful flowers on it
I guess that I was afraid that if you rolled away
I had a fear that if you moved your bike, you might not come back anytime soon
You might not roll back my direction real soon
I had a fear that you would not come back to me anytime soon if you moved your bike
Well I was crazy about you then and now
I was crazy about you from the beginning, and that hasn't changed even now
The craziest thing of all is over ten years have gone by
The strangest thing is that it's been over ten years now
And you're still mine, we're locked in time
Even after all these years, you still belong to me, and we have not changed
Let's rewind
Let's go back to the time when we first met
Do you remember when we first moved in together?
Can you remember the time when we first started living with each other?
The piano took up the living room
The giant piano we had acquired had taken up most of our living space
You played me boogie-woogie I played you love songs
You would play energetic boogie-woogie music, while I would play romantic love songs on the piano
You'd say we're playing house now you still say we are
Back then, you would say that we're pretending to have a house, and even now, you say we're still pretending
We built our getaway up in a tree we found
We had constructed a makeshift house in a large tree, which we considered as our secret hideout
We felt so far away but we were still in town
Even though we were out of town in our thoughts, we were still present in our town
Now I remember watching that old tree burn down
I can never forget the day when our treehouse burned down
I took a picture that I don't like to look at
I captured that moment in a photograph, but it still makes me sad to see it
Well all these times they come and go
All these moments keep appearing and vanishing too quickly
And alone don't seem so long
But when I'm alone, time seems to pass very slowly
Over ten years have gone by
Ten years have passed by in a blink of an eye
We can't rewind, we're locked in time
We cannot go back to the past, and we have to live with the present
But you're still mine
But you still belong to me
Do you remember?
Can you remember all the memories we have made together?
Lyrics © Bubble Toes Publishing, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Songtrust Ave
Written by: Jack Hody Johnson
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