The Game Of Love
Santana湡 Lyrics

Tell me
Requesting the person to convey the desired approach.

Just what you want me to be
Expressing the willingness to follow the person's desired expectations.

One kiss
One moment of intimacy.

And boom you're the only one for me
Getting enamored and falling for the person in a single moment.

So please tell me
Pleading once again to communicate the person's needs.

Why don't you come around no more?
Expressing disappointment about not meeting the person as often as before.

'Cause right now
Conveying the current state of mind and body.

I'm crying outside the door of your candy store
Metaphorically comparing the person's heart to a candy store and expressing the sadness and tears outside that store.

It just takes a little bit of this, a little bit of that
Explaining how love works, by combining various elements like passion, humor, and pain.

It started with a kiss
The beginning of the attraction and feeling of love for the person.

Now we're up to bat
Comparing the experience of love to a baseball game, in which they're at bat and taking the turn to make a move.

A little bit of laughs, a little bit of pain
Reiterating the fact that love has its ups and downs, good times and bad times, and it all makes the journey worthwhile.

I'm telling you my babe
Stating a personal realization and expression of love for the person.

It's all in the game of
Expressing how love is similar to playing a game, where there are winners and losers, strategies and tactics.

Love is
Defining the meaning of love in different ways, as it can be whatever the person wants it to be.

Whatever you make it to be
Affirming that love is a personal experience that varies for different people, as it can be anything the person decides it to be.

Sunshine
Referring to the happiness and warmth that comes from being in love.

Instead of this cold lonely sea
Metaphorically comparing the absence of love to an ocean of isolation, coldness, and loneliness.

So please baby
Asking the person affectionately to understand what the singer needs.

Try and use me for what I'm good for
Offering oneself to be used for the betterment and fulfillment of the person's desires.

It ain't saying goodbye
Assuring that this isn't a farewell message.

It's knocking down the door of your candy store
Showing a bit of aggression and excitement to be with the person, by knocking on their heart's door like a candy store.

You roll me
Being completely dependent and attracted to the person, wanting them to move the rollercoaster of life.

Control me
Loving the person for handling their emotions and actions.

Console me
Seeking solace in the person, to be comforted and reassured.

Please hold me
Asking for an embrace, warmth, and affection from the person.

You guide me
The person being a mentor and counselor for the singer, showing the path, and being a guiding light.

Divide me
Trying to be a part of the person, to merge and create something meaningful.

Into me
Trying to look and understand things from the artist's perspective, to be empathetic and compassionate.

I'm dying outside the door of your loving store
Conveying the intensity of emotion and desperation, to be inside the person's loving store, which is their heart.

Let's play the game of love
Inviting the person to join the journey of love, which has its set of rules, strategies, and tactics, yet it's fun and worth playing.

I'm out here on my own
Ending the song with a sense of uncertainty and vulnerability, unsure of the person's response and action towards the artist.