Meaning

The song is about a guy who falls in love with a one night stand,
but he is scared because he fell for her so he leaves and she then moves away.
He still loves her. Hence the 'this is not a drive by' refers to him not being done with her just because she was a one night stand
He has to prove that their one night stand was not a "drive by".

Lyrics

On the other side of a street I knew
Stood a girl that looked like you
I guess that's deja vu
But I thought this can't be true
'Cause you moved to west L.A
or New York or Santa Fe
Or where ever to get away from me

Oh but that one night
Was more than just right
I didn't leave you cause i was all through
Oh I was overwhelmed and frankly scared as hell
Because I really fell for you

Oh I swear to ya, I'll be there for ya
This is not a drive by
Just a shy guy looking for a two ply
hefty bag to hold my love
When you move me everything is groovy
They don't like it sue me, mm way you do me
Oh I swear to you, I'll be there for you
This is not a drive by

On the other side of a downward spiral
My love for you went viral
And I loved you every mile you drove away
But now here you are again
So let's skip the "how you been"
And get down to the "more than friends" at last

Oh but that one night
Is still the highlight
I didn't need you until I came to

And I was overwhelmed and frankly scared as hell
Because I really fell for you

Oh I swear to you, I'll be there for you
This is not a drive by
Just a shy guy looking for a two ply
Hefty bag to hold my love
When you move me everything is groovy
They don't like it sue me, mm way you do me
Oh I swear to ya, I'll be there for ya
This is not a drive by

Please believe that when I leave
And a little time to get my head together too

On the other side of a street I knew
Stood a girl that looked like you
I guess that's deja vu
But I thought this can't be true, 'cause

Oh I swear to you, I'll be there for you
This is not a drive by
Just a shy guy looking for a two ply
Hefty bag to hold my love
When you move me everything is groovy
They don't like it sue me, mm way you do me
Oh I swear to ya, I'll be there for ya
This is not a drive by
Play with the song, fill the gaps
Legend
  • The video player plays from the time specified
  • Chorus
  • People Talking

Vocabulary

get away from

To leave or escape from a person or place, often when it is difficult to do this:
We walked to the next beach to get away from the crowds

Be through with

Expression to be through means to finish something,go through and etc.
I don't want anything more to do with you, we're through

overwhelmed

To cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion
I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received

scared as hell

Very scared.

Hefty

Of considerable weight; heavy. Strong

ply

a thickness, layer or strand, as in three-ply / two-ply wool

groovy

Very fashionable and interesting
That's a groovy hat you're wearing

sue

to start a law case against
She’s threatening to sue the company for negligence.

downward

leading, moving etc down
His career has taken a downward curve.

drove away

To force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Drive away potential burglars
Drive away bad thoughts

get down

Informal: To lose one's inhibitions; enjoy oneself wholeheartedly.

highlight

To make prominent; emphasize
The article highlighted the painstaking work of the detectives.

There's nothing up my sleeve

It comes from magic, but it is often used figuratively simply to mean that the speaker is not hiding anything.

ya

Acceptable: Replacement for "you"

came to

regain consciousness
When he came to, he was in hospital.

get my head together too

to get one's thoughts or attitude properly organized
I've got to get my head together and get going
I need to take some time off and get my head together.

Guess

To suppose