My Girl
Philip DeGruy Lyrics


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I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
When it's cold outside I've got the month of May
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl)

I've got so much honey the bees envy me
I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl)

Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Ooh

I don't need no money, fortune, or fame
I've got all the riches baby one man can claim
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl)

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
With my girl





I've even got the month of May
With my girl

Overall Meaning

The song "My Girl" by Philip DeGruy is essentially a love song dedicated to a girl who the singer is head over heels for. The opening lines set the tone with the singer declaring that even on cloudy days, he has sunshine in his life because of his girl. He can face the cold weather, and the discomforts of life only because of his girl. The month of May is supposed to be warm and sunny, a respite from the winter, and the singer has that even on a cold day. The song is full of similes to express his love, like how he has so much honey that bees envy him, and a sweeter song than the birds in the trees. The lyrics "What can make me feel this way?" indicate that the singer is bewildered by this intense feeling of love, and it's only because of his girl.


The chorus repeats itself, talking about "my girl," emphasising her importance in the singer's life. The line "I don't need no money, fortune, or fame / I've got all the riches, baby, one man can claim" signifies that he has everything that he wants because of his girl; he doesn't need any material possessions when he has her. The singer repeats the lines from the start of the song at the end. He again mentions the weather as a metaphor, and how he has sunshine and the month of May with his girl.


Line by Line Meaning

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
Even on a day where everything seems bleak and grey, my girl brings light and happiness into my life.


When it's cold outside I've got the month of May
Even in the darkest and coldest times, my girl brings light and warmth into my life, like the month of May.


I guess you'd say
This is an expression of uncertainty or hesitation, as if the singer is unsure or trying to find the right words to express how his girl makes him feel.


What can make me feel this way?
The singer is acknowledging that his girl has a profound impact on his emotions, and wonders what it is about her that makes him feel the way he does.


My girl (my girl, my girl)
The repetition of this phrase emphasizes how important and central the singer's girl is to his life and his emotions.


Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl)
This line reinforces the idea that the singer is in a state of awe and admiration for his girl, and can't stop talking about her.


I've got so much honey the bees envy me
The singer is using a metaphor to describe how he has a lot of sweet things in his life, and even the bees (who are known for their love of sweet things) would be envious of him.


I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees
The singer is comparing his happiness and joy (which he gets from his girl) to the sweet songs that birds sing, and suggesting that his happiness is even greater than that.


Hey hey hey
This is an interjection that doesn't have a specific meaning, but is often used in music to add energy or excitement.


Ooh
Another interjection that doesn't have a specific meaning, but is often used to indicate pleasure or satisfaction.


I don't need no money, fortune, or fame
The singer is saying that material wealth and success are not important to him, because he has something in his life (his girl) that brings him more happiness than any amount of money or fame ever could.


I've got all the riches baby one man can claim
The singer is equating the love and joy he gets from his girl to being the richest man in the world, because he has everything he could ever want or need with her by his side.


With my girl
This line repeats what was said earlier (about having sunshine on a cloudy day and the month of May) but emphasizes the point that the singer's girl is always with him, bringing light and joy into his life no matter what.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ronald White, William Robinson Jr.

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