How Can I
Mark A. Mitchell Lyrics
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Touch me, take it slow, feel it in my bones, I can't tell you no Let's go, lay me down, push it, one more round, love it, when you're loud
How high can I go, got me flying too close to sun look out below
I'll never hit the floor, still in my veins got me begging you for more
Stop me, drop me to my knees, taste me, wake me, set me free
How high can I go
Watch me bite my lip, dig in, finger tips, talking with my hips
Take me for a ride, this might be a crime, this could take all night
Baby, how high can I go, got me flying too close to sun look out below
I'll never never never never hit the floor, still in my veins got me begging you for
More
Raging, shaking, be my need,
Stop me, drop me to my knees, taste me, wake me, set me free
Raging, shaking, be my need,
Stop me, drop me to my knees, taste me, wake me, set me free
How high can I go, got me flying too close to sun look out below
I'll never never never never hit the floor, still in my veins got me begging you for more
How high can I go, how high can I go, how high can I go how high can I go
Yeah
The lyrics of Mark A. Mitchell's song How Can I tell the story of a man who follows his heart to Memphis to find a woman he loves deeply. The opening lines stress the idea that if you love someone truly, you will go wherever they go. The singer expresses his determination to track down the woman he loves and to find out what troubles her. The idea of heartbreak and separation is evoked when the singer says that she used to get mad and say that she would come back to Memphis someday. He sings of his emotional turmoil, confessing that he has not eaten or slept for three days and nights, and that he misses her so much. He implores his friend to help him find her and follows the trail of her tears to Memphis.
In the next section, the lyrics switch to French, adding a layer of exoticism and romance. The singer speaks of the woman who is waiting for him in her white dress, and compares the love in the region to a peaceful Sunday. This section provides a vivid picture of the woman the singer has come to find, and the cultural setting in which their love exists. The final lines of the song repeat the title and provide a resolution to the narrative, as the singer has successfully made his way to Memphis to be with the one he loves.
Line by Line Meaning
If you love somebody enough
You'll follow wherever they go
That's how I got to Memphis
That's how I got to Memphis
When you love someone deeply, you will go wherever they go, without thought or hesitation. This is how the singer found himself in Memphis.
If you love somebody enough
You'll go where your heart wants to go
That's how I got to Memphis
That's how I got to Memphis
True love will often lead you towards the direction where your heart wants to go. This is how the singer found himself in Memphis.
I know if you'd seen her you'd tell me 'cause you are my friend
I've got to find her and find out the trouble she's in
If you tell me that she's not here
I'll follow the trail of her tears
That's how I got to Memphis
Oh that's how I got to Memphis
The singer is desperately searching for his lost love in Memphis, convinced that his friend knows something about her whereabouts. He will not stop until he finds her, even following her tears.
She would get mad and she used to say
That she'd come back to Memphis someday
That's how I got to Memphis
That's how I got to Memphis
The singer's lover often talked about returning to Memphis, which is why he is now in the city looking for her.
I haven't eaten a bite
Or slept three days and nights
That's how I got to Memphis
That's how I got to Memphis
The singer's desperation has led him to ignore his physical needs, foregoing food and sleep in order to continue searching for his lost love in Memphis.
Thank you for your precious time
Forgive me if I start to cry
That's how I got to Memphis
That's how I got to Memphis
That's how I got to Memphis
That's how I got to Memphis
That's how I got to Memphis
That's how I got to Memphis
That's how I got to Memphis, oh I miss her so
I got to Memphis, yeah
The singer thanks whoever he is speaking to for their time and apologies in advance if he becomes emotional. He reiterates how desperately he misses his lost love and how important it is for him to remain in Memphis in order to find her.
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