One By One
Whitey Lyrics


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A loser never knows that he's losing
Until he's lost in all and it's too late to win
Oh, but I hope back then that the wine was all that I needed
Yeah, I now just want to come back home again

So honey, I'll leave the bottle on the bar
If you'll just take me back and start anew
Yeah, honey, I'll leave the bottle on the bar
I'm all sober up and come back home to you

I almost let the bottle take control me
And honey, I know I was way past long back there
Oh, but I thought back then that the wine was all that I needed
Yeah, now I see what a fool I've been

So honey, I'll leave the bottle on the bar
If you'll just take me back to start anew
Yeah, honey, I'll leave the bottle on the bar




I'm all sober up and come back home to you
I'm all sober up and come back home to you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Whitey's song "One By One" portray a sense of longing and desire for someone who is potentially unattainable. The opening lines set the scene for a conversation between the singer and a young girl, asking about her father's whereabouts and whether she is alone. This sets up the idea that the singer is potentially looking for a romantic connection with her. He sings, "I got a bad desire, I'm on fire," indicating that he has a strong desire for her that he cannot ignore.


Later on in the song, he asks the girl whether her current partner can do the things that he can do for her, indicating that he believes he can offer her more. However, the lyrics also hint at a sense of frustration and pain - the line "It's like someone took a knife, Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley, Through the middle of my skull" suggests that being so consumed by desire for this girl is causing him physical and emotional pain. The line "At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet, And a freight train running through the middle of my head" adds to this sense of anguish.


Overall, the lyrics to "One By One" convey a sense of wanting and yearning that is tinged with pain and frustration.


Line by Line Meaning

Hey little girl is your daddy home
The singer is inquiring about the whereabouts of the little girl's father.


Did he go away and leave you all alone
The singer wants to know if the girl's father left without her or if she is alone just for the moment.


I got a bad desire
The singer is expressing his strong attraction to the girl.


I'm on fire
The singer is so infatuated with the girl that he feels like he is burning up inside.


Tell me now baby is he good to you
The singer wants to know if the girl's father treats her well.


Can he do to you the things that I do
The singer believes that he is capable of providing the girl with more pleasure and affection than her father.


I can take you higher
The singer believes that he can elevate the girl's emotional and physical experience.


It's like someone took a knife Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley Through the middle of my skull
The singer is describing the intense pain that he is experiencing because of the depth of his attraction to the girl.


At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet
The singer is saying that he thinks about the girl so much that he gets sweaty and uncomfortable at night.


And a freight train running through the middle of my head
The singer is describing the extreme intensity of his thoughts about the girl.


Only you can cool my desire
The singer is saying that the only way to relieve his burning desire is to be with the girl.


Oh, oh, oh I'm on fire
The singer is reiterating how strong his attraction to the girl is.


I'm on fire
The singer is stating again how deeply he is affected by his feelings for the girl.




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Written by: Merle Haggard

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Jack

lyrics:
I don't really care if I don't see my friends
Anymore
I don't seem to care that I don't think of then
Anymore
I don't really care that they don't get in touch
Anymore
It's easy to not expect very much
Anymore
Don't expect anymore
Anymore than this

Ohh everything
I give up everything
I give up anything
I give up everything for you

Ohh anyone
I don't need anyone
I don't need everyone
I gave up all of then for you
I gave up everything for you

You warm me up
You warm me up
You warm me up
You warm me up

You warm me up
You warm me up
You warm me up
You warm me up

I don't understand why we can't even speak
Anymore
I can't understand why you don't ever come
To your door
Look out for your face when I walk down the street
One by one
What have I done
Done to deserve
What about every thing I gave
You?

Ohh everything
I give up everything
I give up anything
I give everything for you

Ohh anyone
I don't need anyone
I don't need eveyone
I gave up all of them for you

Ohh everything
I give up everything
I give up anything
I give up everything for you

Ohh anyone
I don't need anyone
I don't need eveyone
I gave up all of them for you
I give up everything for you



All comments from YouTube:

Dániel Fehér

I honestly don't understand how you haven't blown up on a larger scale yet... All of your stuff is objectively amazing. Hard work always pays off so sooner or later, but it's coming for sure.

skatepirate97

Hello terminator pfp can you tell me why everyone has that pdp

Jack

lyrics:
I don't really care if I don't see my friends
Anymore
I don't seem to care that I don't think of then
Anymore
I don't really care that they don't get in touch
Anymore
It's easy to not expect very much
Anymore
Don't expect anymore
Anymore than this

Ohh everything
I give up everything
I give up anything
I give up everything for you

Ohh anyone
I don't need anyone
I don't need everyone
I gave up all of then for you
I gave up everything for you

You warm me up
You warm me up
You warm me up
You warm me up

You warm me up
You warm me up
You warm me up
You warm me up

I don't understand why we can't even speak
Anymore
I can't understand why you don't ever come
To your door
Look out for your face when I walk down the street
One by one
What have I done
Done to deserve
What about every thing I gave
You?

Ohh everything
I give up everything
I give up anything
I give everything for you

Ohh anyone
I don't need anyone
I don't need eveyone
I gave up all of them for you

Ohh everything
I give up everything
I give up anything
I give up everything for you

Ohh anyone
I don't need anyone
I don't need eveyone
I gave up all of them for you
I give up everything for you

aNzI Lopeirada

"Look half" is wrong
Its something like "I look out to your face" like he is searching for someone on a crowd of people

Captain Chromosome

1:40 sounds awesome with the violin you really hit it off with this one

Aldweesh

I just love whitey's music, Whenever im down or im having a long day, I ALWAYS turn on my playlist and blow steam.

Captain Chromosome

Yeah his music feels truly alive

Jonathan Barragan

Does this guy make any bad songs?
His music is too good.

Jedikraft

No bad songs

CIA

i personally dont like his melancholic ones like flowers of london since theres not that many instruments

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