[Spoken Intro]
[Verse 1]
Remember sitting in your car
You hand on mine while I was driving you
The subtle movement filled with nerves
And beads of sweat, well they just seeped right through
[Verse 2]
The denim of my jeans, we breathe like a dead shoreline
Your eyes so honest, like a child's
Felt like you were only mine
[PreChorus]
Every time I saw your face I thought
I had you on my own, that I was yours
Every time I saw you on the screen
[Chorus]
You were with her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her
[Verse 3]
Your hands stretched out behind the driver's seat
That they wouldn't understand you loving me
[Verse 4]
And I never felt like such a pet
How silly now I know, how silly now I know
[PreChorus]
Every time I heard your voice on the phone
I thought I had you to myself, that we were alone
Every time I saw your face on the screen
I thought you were with me
[Chorus]
You were with her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her
With her, her, her (every time, every time)...with her, her, her
With her, her, her (every time, every time)...with her, her, her
With her, her, her (every time, every time)...with her, her, her
With her, her, her (every time, every time)...with her, her, her
(Every time, every time)
[Outro]
Baby I just don't get it, should I enjoy being hurt?
(Every time, every time)
Baby I just don't get it, should I enjoy being hurt?
(Every time, every time)
Baby I just don't get it, should I enjoy being hurt?
(Every time, every time)
Baby I just don't get it, should I enjoy being hurt?
(Every time, every time)
Baby I just don't get it, should I enjoy being hurt?
(Every time, every time)
Baby I just don't get it, should I enjoy being hurt?
(Every time, every time)
This line’s enjambment creates a flowing sense within the song as it passes from the first verse to the second.
Denim is a thick fabric and is sometimes slightly hydrophobic. However, in this context, it doesn’t literally mean that sweat passed through fabric. It’s more likely that the feeling of nervousness was so strong that it was palpable, even through a thick fabric.
Denim jeans also suggest casuality. This is not a high-end, sophisticated meeting of lovers. It sounds like a low-key afternoon drive.
She thought that their relationship was completely exclusive – he had her, and she had him.
The ‘screen’ could refer to a cinema screen or TV screen (her lover is an actor), but more likely refers to a phone/laptop/device screen. Whenever she saw his face, she felt like he was with her even through they may have been miles apart.
She recalls a moment when they are in a car together, maybe in a parking lot or in a driveway. He tells her to keep their relationship hidden, behind the excuse of
they wouldn’t understand you loving me.
That line indicates that her and her lover are two different people and that some people may believe they are incompatible.
This incident makes her feel like a pet, a possession. Despite feeling this way, she still follows his ‘every step’, and is still ‘owned’ by him, as her hand was his to hold.
Looking back, she realises how silly it was of her to believe his excuse and not register that he was cheating on her.