Designs On You
Old 97's Lyrics


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Standing on the corner of 6th and How To Forget
Trying to do right by you all night Annette
You can go ahead and get married
And this will be our secret thing
I won't tell a soul except the people in the nightclub where I sing

I don't want to get you all worked up
Except secretly I do

I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you
I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you

Standing on the corner of 6th and Where do I go
The parade's shut down now the rain is running the show
Where did all these people come from
And how soon can they leave
Normally I'd be into it but I need to get some sleep

Though I do wish you'd come over
But I'm warning you if you do

I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you
I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you

Standing on the corner of 6th and Where Do I Get
Trying to do right by you all night Annette
This would only be an experiment
In things that could have been
And you can go ahead and get married
And it'll probably never happen again

I don't mean to make you excited
Except secretly I do

I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you
I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you




I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you
I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Old 97's's song Designs On You speak about a man who is struggling with his feelings for a woman named Annette. He stands on the corner of 6th and How To Forget, trying to do right by her all night. He knows that Annette is getting married, but he cannot help the attraction he feels towards her. He wants to keep their connection a secret and promises not to tell anyone except the people in the nightclub where he sings. The man acknowledges that he shouldn't get Annette worked up, but secretly, he wants to. He reveals that he would be lying if he said he didn't have designs on her.


As the song progresses, the man stands on the corner of 6th and Where do I go, and the parade's shut down now because of the rain. The man notices the people around him and wonders where they came from and how soon they can leave. He wishes Annette would come over, but he warns her that if she does come over, he would be lying if he said he didn't have designs on her.


The song culminates with the man standing on the corner of 6th and Where do I get, still trying to do right by Annette all night. He tells her that this would only be an experiment in things that could have been, and that she can go ahead and get married because it will probably never happen again. He admits that he doesn't mean to make Annette excited, but secretly he does. The song ends with the man repeating that he would be lying if he said he didn't have designs on Annette.


Line by Line Meaning

Standing on the corner of 6th and How To Forget
The singer is at a street corner called 6th and How To Forget.


Trying to do right by you all night Annette
The singer has been trying to do the right thing for someone named Annette all night.


You can go ahead and get married
The singer is telling Annette that she can go ahead and get married.


and this will be our secret thing
The artist and Annette will keep their whatever happened between them a secret.


I won't tell a soul except the people in the nightclub where I sing
The artist will only tell people in the nightclub where they sing.


I don't want to get you all worked up
The singer doesn't want to get Annette too excited.


Except secretly I do
However, secretly the singer wants to excite Annette.


I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you
The artist is interested in Annette and would be lying if they said otherwise.


The parade's shut down now the rain is running the show
The parade was shut down by rain, and the artist is now in the rain.


Where did all these people come from
The artist wonders where all the people around them came from.


And how soon can they leave
The singer wants the people around them to leave as soon as possible.


Normally I'd be into it but I need to get some sleep
Normally, the artist would enjoy the situation, but they need to sleep now.


Though I do wish you'd come over
Despite being tired, the singer wishes Annette would come over.


But I'm warning you if you do
However, the singer is warning Annette about something if they came over.


This would only be an experiment
Whatever would happen between them would only be an experiment.


In things that could have been
The experiment is about things that could have happened between them.


And it'll probably never happen again
The experiment will likely not happen again.


I don't mean to make you excited
The singer doesn't intend to get Annette excited.


Except secretly I do
But secretly, the singer wants to.


I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you
The artist is interested in Annette and would be lying if they said otherwise.


I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you
The artist is interested in Annette and would be lying if they said otherwise.


I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you
The artist is interested in Annette and would be lying if they said otherwise.


I'd be lying if I said I didn't have designs on you
The singer is interested in Annette and would be lying if they said otherwise.




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Written by: Kendall Dewayne Bethea, Murray Hammond, Philip Wayne Peeples, Stewart Ransom Miller

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