Shout_pts_1&2
isley_brothers Lyrics

Well
Introducing the start of the song

You know you make me wanna (Shout!)
The person is feeling the urge to shout because of their excitement from being with their loved one

Kick my heels up and (Shout!)
The person wants to jump and shout with joy because of being in love with their partner

Throw my hands up and (Shout!)
The person wants to show their excitement through raising their hands up and shout out their happiness

Throw my head back and (Shout!)
The person wants to throw their head back and shout loud due to their love towards their partner

Come on now (Shout!)
The person urges their partner to shout out loud as well, showing their excitement and love together

Don't forget to say you will
The person wants their loved one to promise their love and commitment to them

Don't forget to say, yeah
The person reminds their partner to affirm their agreed commitment to each other

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
An echo of the excitement expressed in previous lines

(Say you will)
An encouragement and reminder for the loved one to express their commitment again

Say it right now baby
The person wants their partner to affirm their commitment at that moment

Come on, come on
An encouragement to prompt the loved one to repeat their commitment

Say it, will-a you
A repeating request for their partner to vocalize their commitment

You got it, now!
An acknowledgement of their partner’s affirmation of commitment

(Say) say that you love me
The person wants their partner to verbalize their love towards them

(Say) say that you need me
The person wants their partner to express their dependence and love for each other

(Say) say that you want me
The person needs to hear their partner express that they want to be with them

(Say) you wanna please me
The person wants their partner to express their desire to make them happy

(Say) come on now
An encouragement for their partner to continue expressing their commitment and love

(Say) I still remember
The person remembers and recognizes their past memories and experiences with their partner

(Shooby-doo-wop-do-wop-wop-wop-wop)
A musical interlude that transitions into a minor verse

When you used to be nine years old
The person reminisces on their early memories and how their love has grown over the years

Yeah yeah!
An echoing interjection of enthusiasm

I was a fool for you, from the bottom of my soul, yeah!
The person expresses the depth of their love and how naive they were in their pursuit of it

Now that you've grown, up
Acknowledging their partner's growth and maturity

Enough to know, yeah yeah
Their partner is now mature enough to make decisions based on their own volition

You wanna leave me, you wanna, let me go
The person recognizes their partner’s doubts and is worried that they will break up with them

(Shooby-doo-wop-do-wop)
A musical interlude that transitions into the chorus

I want you to know
The person wants their partner to understand their love and feelings towards them

I said I want you to know right now, yeah!
An insistence that their partner recognize their feelings immediately

You been good to me baby
Their partner has been great to them and they appreciate that

Better than I been to myself, hey! hey!
Their partner has treated them better than they have treated themselves

And if you ever leave me
The person is terrified of their partner leaving them

I don't want nobody else, hey! hey!
Their partner is the only one they want and no one else will suffice

I said I want you to know-ho-ho-hey!
An insistence that their partner understand the depth of their love and commitment

You know you make me wanna
The chorus starts a new round of excitement and joy

(Shout-woo) hey-yeah
The person shouts with fervor and enthusiasm

(Shout-woo) yeah-yeah-yeah
The person repeats their shout with more excitement and joy

(Shout-woo) all-right
The person signals that everything is alright and they are content

(Shout-woo) come on now!
The person encourages their partner to shout out loud with them

(Shout) come on now!
An insistence that their partner joins them in their excitement and exuberance

(Shout) yeah, yeah, yeah
The person repeats their shouts with more enthusiasm

(Shout) yeah, yeah, yeah (good sound)
The person signals their excitement and joy with upbeat interjections

(Shout) all-alright (good sound)
The person repeats that everything is alright with more enthusiasm

(Shout) it's all-alright (good sound)
The person affirms that everything is good, and they are happy with their partner

(Shout) all-alright (aah)
The person makes an exhilarating sound as an expression of joy

Now wait a minute!
Introducing a new shift in mood and tone

I feel alright!
The person expresses a feeling of content and satisfaction

(Yeah yeah, yeah yeah!)
An exclamation of agreement and excitement

Now that I got my woman
The person is happy and content because they have found and kept their love interest

Every time I think about you
Explaining that their happiness is a result of thinking about their partner

You been so good to me
Their partner has been good to them and helped make them happy

(Shout-woo) lift my heels up and
The person expresses their excitement and willingness to jump and shout with joy

(Shout-woo) throw my head back and
They want to express their joy and excitement by shouting out loud and throwing their head back

(Shout-woo) kick my heels up and
The person wants to jump and kick their feet up due to their excitement and happiness

(Shout-woo) come on now
Their partner is again encouraged to shout with them

(Shout-woo) take it easy
The person wants to enjoy the moment and not to get carried away with their exuberance

(Shout-woo) take it easy (higher)
The person reiterates their point to slow down and enjoy the moment with more emphasis

(Shout) a little bit softer now (woo)
The person signals to lower the energy and volume of their shout while still feeling the joy and excitement

(Shout) a little bit softer now
The person repeats that the volume should be lowered in excitement

(Shout) a little bit louder now
The person signals for more excitement to be expressed and increased volume

(Shout)
The chorus repeats one final time for the listener to sing and shout along

Hey
An interjection signaling the end of the performance

Jump up and shout now (woo)
The person is exhorting their partner to jump up in excitement and shout with them

Everybody shout now
The person encourages the listener to join them in shouting and being joyful

Everybody, shout, shout
Repeating the previous line to further exhort the listener to shout loud

Shout, shout, shout
The person repeats the word shout to encourage everyone to join in their happiness

Everybody shout now (ooh)
The person signals an excitement and exuberance for the listener to join in