I Can't Get Next to You
Santamaria Mongo Lyrics

I, my, my, my, my
The singer is emphasizing his sense of self-importance and the power he possesses.

Oh I, Can turn the gray sky blue, I
The singer can use his powers to make the impossible possible, like changing the color of the sky.

You see I can make it rain, when I want it to, oh I
The singer has control over nature and can make it rain at will.

I can build a castle from a single grain of sand, I
The artist can create something significant out of nothing.

You see I can make a ship sail, on dry land tell 'em yeah
The artist can defy the laws of physics and make the impossible possible.

I'm unhappy with all the powers I possess, yeah
Despite possessing great power, the singer is unhappy and unfulfilled without the love of the person he's addressing.

Girl you're the key to my happiness and I
The person the singer is addressing holds the key to his happiness.

(I can't get next to you, babe )
The artist is expressing his frustration and inability to be close to the person he desires.

(I can't get next to you)
The artist is repeating his frustration and inability to be close to the person he desires.

I've trying a long time
The artist has been trying for a prolonged period to be close to the person he desires.

I don't know what to do
The singer is at a loss for what to do to be able to be close to the person he desires.

I, Oh I, I, oh Lord
The artist is emphasizing his sense of self-importance and the power he possesses, and calling out to a higher power as well.

I can fly like a bird in the sky, oh I
The singer can defy gravity and fly like a bird.

And I can buy anything that money can buy, oh I
The singer has access to unlimited resources and can buy anything he desires.

Can turn a river into a raging fire, oh I
The singer has control over nature and can make a river become a raging fire.

And I can live forever if I so desire, yeah
The artist has the power to live forever if he so chooses.

Unimportant these things that I'm trying to do here today
The artist acknowledges that the things he's trying to accomplish are trivial compared to his desire to be close to the person he desires.

'Cause girl, you see, I
The person the singer desires holds great importance to him.

(Can't get next to you babe)
The singer is expressing his frustration and inability to be close to the person he desires.

Oh somebody oughta help me
The artist is asking for help to be able to be close to the person he desires.

Let me, let me go
The artist is speaking to the person he desires and asking to be let go of his frustrations and be close to her.

I've been thinking about it
The artist has been contemplating the situation for a while.

But you see, I've been trying to call you all day long
The singer has been attempting to reach out to the person he desires but has failed to do so.

But you see I don't have your phone number, honey, I
The artist is expressing his inability to contact the person he desires due to lack of information.

All the things I want to do the most, you see, I'm unable to do, yeah
Despite all his powers, the singer is unable to accomplish the one thing he desires the most: being close to the person he desires.

Girl, oh I, sometimes I feel like I want to moan about it
The singer is expressing his innermost feelings of frustration and desire to the person he desires.

And I, I don't just know what to say about it
The singer is at a loss for words when it comes to expressing his feelings about his desire to be close to the person he desires.