THINKING OF YOU
The Tonies Lyrics


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Tony Toni Tone
Thinking Of You

Hey whassup?
Yeah, whatchu been up to
Is that right, like that there
I been missing you, ya know
But I want you to know something
I been thinking

Oh, ummmm
And I've been thinking, yeah
I been thining of you
Um hum
You been thinking of me

Since the first day I ever layed my eye
Upon your face
I knew you'd be mine
And since the time you gave me your tiny hand
I knew I wanted to be your man

And I been thinking
I been thinking of you
Ha ha, I just wanna know if you been thinking about me girl
You been thinking of me
I know it was a long time ago but I want to know
I been thinking of you
Ha, I just wanna know if you, you been thinking about me too
You been thinking of me

Now I know it's been about a year since I kissed you
On your face
But I want you to know I remember the feeling that day
And I want to feel it that same way
But I gotta let you know, yeah

I been thinking about it
That I been looking
I been thinking about it
And I been searching
I been thinking about it
And I been walking
I been thinking about it
And I been talking
I been thinking about it
And also stalking
I been thinking about it
In my mind
I want you to know
I been thinking

That I been thinking
I been thinking of you
I just want to know today, are you thinking girl
You been thinking of me
When it gets late at night I wanna know
I been thinking of you
I just want to know have you been thinking girl
You been thinking of me

But I say I been thinking
I been thinking about it
I been searching
I been thinking about it
And I been looking
I been thinking about it
I been walking
I been thinking about it
And I been talking
I been thinking about it
And I been stalking
I been thinking about it
In my mind
I want you to know
I been thinking

That I been thinking
I been thinking of you
Yeah, I wanna know you been thinking baby
You been thinking of me
I been thinking about you for a long time
I been thinking of you
I just want to know, maybe are you thinking about me
You been thinking of me

I find myself looking at the clock on the wall
I been thinking of you
And everything that crawls around my home
You been thinking of me
See sometimes I even wanna call the police, ya see
I been thinking of you
And put out a APB and try to find you, try to find you baby
You been thinking of me
Ya know sometimes I want to call America's Most Wanted
I been thinking of you
Cuz you most wanted in my life




You been thinking of me
Yeah, yeah, and I'm just thinking about you

Overall Meaning

In Tony Toni Tone's song "Thinking of You," the singer is expressing his longing for a woman who he has been missing for some time. He tells the woman that he has been thinking about her and wondering if she has been thinking about him too. The song is a nostalgic tribute to the relationship that the singer had with the woman, as he fondly recalls the first day he saw her and the time she gave him her hand. The singer is clear that he wants to rekindle the relationship with the woman.


Line by Line Meaning

Hey whassup?
The singer is initiating a conversation with someone to inquire about their activities.


Yeah, whatchu been up to
The singer is asking the person about their recent activities or life.


I been missing you, ya know
The singer is expressing their longing for the person's company.


And I've been thinking, yeah
The singer has been in deep thought about something important.


I been thining of you
The singer has been thinking exclusively about the person they are talking to.


You been thinking of me
The singer is asking if the person has also been thinking of them often.


Since the first day I ever layed my eye Upon your face
The singer recalls the day they first saw the person's face and knew they had to be with them.


And since the time you gave me your tiny hand I knew I wanted to be your man
The person's acceptance of his hand initiated a deep feeling of wanting to be with them forever.


I know it was a long time ago but I want to know
The singer is acknowledging that a lot of time has passed since they were together but still has feelings for the person.


Now I know it's been about a year since I kissed you On your face
The singer recalls the last time they kissed the person on the face.


But I want you to know I remember the feeling that day And I want to feel it that same way
The singer recalls the intense feeling they had when they last kissed the person and wants to experience it again.


But I gotta let you know, yeah
The singer is preparing to reveal something important to the person.


And also stalking
The singer admits to obsessively watching and following the person, although not in a threatening way.


Yeah, I wanna know you been thinking baby
The singer wishes to know if the person has been constantly thinking about them as well.


I just want to know today, are you thinking girl
The singer wants to know if the person has been thinking about them on that particular day.


I find myself looking at the clock on the wall
The singer cannot stop thinking about the person and feels the need to check the time often.


And everything that crawls around my home
The singer is so preoccupied with thoughts of the person that even their surroundings seem to remind them of the person.


See sometimes I even wanna call the police, ya see
The singer's thoughts about the person have become obsessive and irrational.


And put out a APB and try to find you, try to find you baby
The singer admits to irrationally wanting to locate the person, possibly involving the authorities.


Ya know sometimes I want to call America's Most Wanted
The singer admits to the extreme nature of their thoughts of the person, feeling as though they are a fugitive who needs to be located.


Cuz you most wanted in my life
The person is the most important and wanted individual in the singer's life.


Yeah, yeah, and I'm just thinking about you
The singer concludes the song by admitting to their constant thoughts about the person.




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