Origineel
[Verse 1:]
Waiting for you, baby
Through the coldest days
Huddled in the backseat of the van
And I know a girl who
Would wait until it’s dark
When she sings, the heavens part
They part, oooh
[Chorus:]
And I held my ground
When I heard those sounds
Coming out
And I must have cried
When I held those hands
So do you know what I mean
So do you know how I feel
So do you know what I mean
[Verse 2:]
Baby don’t you know that
I love your snaggletooth
I see it poking when you laugh
And baby don’t you know that
I love those pigeon toes
I hope that you get these pigeon lungs
Lungs, oooh
[Chorus:]
And I held my ground
When I heard those sounds
Coming out
And I must have cried
When I held those hands
So do you know what I mean
So do you know how I feel
So do you know what I mean
[Bridge:]
And I will try my best
To take this big old hen
And I will know his name
And always feel the same
And I’ll light up so bright
Any orange glow
And I’ll light up so bright
Any orange glow
Glow, oooh
[Chorus:]
And I held my ground
When I heard those sounds
Coming out
And I must have cried
When I held those hands
So do you know what I mean
So do you know how I feel
So do you know, do you know
So do you know, do you know
So do you know, do you know
So do you know, do you know
So do you know what I mean
Vertaling
[Verse 1:]
Waiting for you, baby
Through the coldest days
Huddled in the backseat of the van
And I know a girl who
Zou wachten tot het donker is
When she sings, the heavens part
They part, oooh
[Refrein:]
And I held my ground
Toen ik die geluiden hoorde
Coming out
En ik moet gehuild hebben
Toen ik die handen vasthield
Dus weet je wat ik bedoel
Dus weet je hoe ik me voel
Dus weet je wat ik bedoel
[Verse 2:]
Baby don’t you know that
I love your snaggletooth
I see it poking when you laugh
And baby don’t you know that
I love those pigeon toes
Ik hoop dat je deze duivenlongen krijgt
Longen, oooh
[Chorus:]
And I held my ground
When I heard those sounds
Coming out
En ik moet gehuild hebben
Toen ik die handen vasthield
Dus weet je wat ik bedoel
Dus weet je hoe ik me voel
Dus weet je wat ik bedoel
[Bridge:]
En ik zal mijn best doen
Om deze grote oude kip te nemen
En ik zal zijn naam kennen
En altijd hetzelfde voelen
En ik zal zo helder oplichten
Elke oranje gloed
And I’ll light up so bright
Elke oranje gloed
Glow, oooh
[Chorus:]
And I held my ground
When I heard those sounds
Coming out
En ik moet gehuild hebben
Toen ik die handen vasthield
Dus weet je wat ik bedoel
Dus weet je hoe ik me voel
Dus weet je het, weet je het
Dus weet je het, weet je het
Weet je het, weet je het
Dus weet je het, weet je het
Dus weet je wat ik bedoel