Hootie & the Blowfish – Only Wanna Be With You

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You and me
We come from different worlds
You like to laugh at me
When I look at other girls
Sometimes you’re crazy
And you wonder why
I’m such a baby
Cause the Dolphins make me cry
Chorus:
Well there’s nothing I can do
I only wanna be with you
You can call me your fool
Only wanna be with you
Put on a little Dylan
sitting on a fence
I say that line is great
You ask me what I meant by
“Said I shot a man named Gray
Took his wife to Italy
She inherited a million bucks
And when she died it came to me
I can’t help it if I’m lucky”
Only wanna be with you
Ain’t Bobby so cool
Only wanna be with you
(Solo)
Yeah I’m tangled up in blue
Only wanna be with you
You can call me your fool
Only wanna be with you
Sometimes I wonder
If it will ever end
You get so mad at me
When I go out with my friends
Sometimes you’re crazy
And you wonder why
I’m such a baby yeah
The Dolphins make me cry
Well there’s nothing I can do
Only wanna be with you
You can call me your fool
Only wanna be with you
Yeah I’m tangled up in blue
Only wanna be with you

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Track duration: 03:50


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    General Comment:its about two very much different people in love that can not live with each other or live with out each other or end the relationship.much like the bob dylan song idiot wind.
    Flag Spenboneon July 04, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:is he referring to the miami dolphins or the fish?
    Flag jtsteen12on September 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I love this band, but I've always been curious: why does almost every single one of their songs mention crying? On this CD, I think it's mentioned at least once on every track. Just a silly & curious observation I suppose. :)
    Flag colormecoloradoon February 10, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I froth on this song so bad. Probably my favourite song of all time.
    Flag klson March 24, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:lyrics r wrong!
    Flag gregheadon December 28, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song. It's pretty much saying we don't compliment each other, we barely get along, but i love you anyway and want to be with you. it almost automatically makes you happier than u were before. i personally like the line about how the dolphins make him cry. :)
    Flag MeanLookstheIIIon August 24, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I don't understand what the music video has to do with all of this. If anyone has seen it, can you please explain? I'm confused...
    Flag JulieLovesMusicon July 06, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I like both too. Dylan was cited as the source at the beginning of the verse. Why is that a problem?
    Flag OpinionHeadon June 26, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:The whole thing about Bob Dylan kinda pisses me off. I am a huge fan of both and I found that the whole "Tangled Up in Blue"/"Idiot Wind reference was fantastic. Shame on Bobby for not being so cool. ; )
    Flag heartbeats_xxxon June 16, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:First, even the great artists borrow lyrics. Point in case: Led Zeppelin. It's not such a bad thing, and the reference can be appreciated by fans from both.

    Second, please don't be a troll. If you have nothing usefull to say, don't waste everyone else's time.

    On the meaning, I think this one's pretty straight-forward. It's just a simple opposites-attract kind of relationship. But despite how different they are and how they're looking for different things, he couldn't ask for anything better.
    Flag wolfperson1on June 05, 2006   Link

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