The Beautiful Ones
Mariah Carey Lyrics

Baby baby baby
Addressing a lover, emphasizing the importance of the upcoming decision.

What's it gonna be?
Asking the lover to make a choice between two suitors.

Oh baby baby baby yeah yeah
Reiterating the significance of the decision at hand.

Is it him or is it me?
Asking the lover to clarify their love interest.

Oh, don't make me waste my time
Implying that the decision is delaying the inevitable while taking time away from other pursuits.

Don't make me lose my mind baby, yeah
Expressing frustration due to the uncertainty of the situation and the difficulty of making a choice.

Baby, baby, baby
Continuing to entreat the lover to stay with the singer for the night.

Can't you stay with me tonight?
Appealing to the lover's desire to spend time together.

Oh baby, baby, baby
Emphasizing the need for the lover's company.

Come, on, don't my kisses please you right?
Questioning the lover's level of satisfaction with the singer.

You were so hard to find
Acknowledging that finding a compatible lover can be difficult.

The beautiful ones they hurt you
Commenting on the tendency for attractive people to be emotionally unavailable or otherwise difficult to be with.

Every time
Emphasizing that this pattern is consistent.

Paint a perfect picture
Describing the desire to envision an ideal romantic relationship.

And bring to life a vision in one's mind
Describing the desire to turn this romantic ideal into a reality.

The beautiful ones
Referring to attractive people in general.

(The beautiful ones)
Restating the previous line.

Always smash the picture
Commenting on the tendency for romantic relationships to fail.

Always every time
Emphasizing the consistent nature of this pattern.

If I told you baby
Speculating about the reaction to sharing one's feelings.

That I was in love with you
Expressing deep romantic feelings.

Oh baby, baby, baby
Restating the previous phrase for emphasis.

If we got married (got married)
Consideration of a long-term relationship.

Would that be cool?
Asking the lover about their level of interest in this possibility.

You make me so confused
Acknowledging the complex emotions involved in romantic relationships.

The beautiful ones
Restating the previous comments about attractive partners.

You always seem to lose, baby
Commenting on the tendency for attractive partners to have difficulty sustaining romantic relationships.

Baby, baby (yes baby, yes, baby)
Repeating the refrain to maintain emotional emphasis.

See the beautiful ones
Commenting on the prevalence of attractive individuals in general.

(The beautiful ones)
Restating the previous line.

Do you all hear
Asking for confirmation of understanding.

Do you all mean
Asking for clarification of intentions.

'Cause I want you
Sharing emotional desire for a specific individual.

Yes I mean, I want you
Clarifying that this desire is genuine and deeply felt.

Oh yeah, baby
Reiterating emotional intensity.

I want you, oh yeah
Emphasizing desire for the lover.

I want you
Restating this desire for the lover.

Alright
Cheerful expression of satisfaction.

You may not know where I'm going baby
Acknowledging that the lover may not fully understand the singer's intentions.

I may not know, said I may not know
Emphasizing that even the singer is uncertain of their own destination.

Said you may not know
Reiterating that the lover may not fully understand the situation.

But I mean what I mean
Despite the uncertainty of the situation, the singer is genuine in their emotions.

But one thing, one thing is certain baby
Although many things are unclear, the singer is certain about one thing.

I know what I want
Despite the complexity of the relationship, the singer is clear on their desires.

And that's to please you baby, to please you baby
A desire to make the lover happy is a driving force in this relationship.

The one thing is I want you I want you
Restating the importance of the lover in the singer's life.

I need you oh so bad, so bad
Stressing the degree of dependency on the lover.

I want you
Restating the importance of the lover in the singer's life.

Why oh why
Expressing exasperation and seeking answers to difficult questions.

Why oh why
Reiterating the previous expression of exasperation.

Why oh why
Restating the previous expression of exasperation.

Baby, why, oh baby baby baby
Expressing exasperation and seeking answers from the lover.

The beautiful ones
Restating the comments about attractive individuals in general.

You wanna love me, love me
Acknowledging the lover's desire for the singer.

Or you wanna throw me away
Expressing uncertainty about the lover's intentions.

I gotta know
Expressing the importance of clarity and certainty in this emotional situation.

Gotta know, baby
Reiterating the importance of certainty.

Gotta know, baby, baby, baby
Restating the importance of certainty and expressing emotional intensity.

Baby baby baby
Reiterating the importance of certainty and expressing emotional intensity.

I need you
Restating the importance of the lover in the singer's life.

Baby baby baby
Reiterating the importance of the lover in the singer's life.

I want you
Restating the importance of the lover in the singer's life.

Tell me why
Request for the lover to provide answers to difficult questions or situations.

The beautiful ones
Restating the comments about attractive individuals in general.

They hurt you every time
Commenting on the consistent difficulty of being involved with attractive individuals.