| “ | As soon as you say 'I love spending time with you' to someone, they figure something out and they’re not interested anymore. It’s like a challenge. You accomplish the task of getting someone to like you and they move on. | ” |
— Paul
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"Good Guys" (stylized in all lowercase) is the seventh track on LANY's third studio album, Mama's Boy.
Background[]
"good guys" is about self-doubt and the potential of a guy giving so much effort to someone for their romantic interest to not be reciprocated.
As the first single of LANY’s third studio album, mama’s boy, it brings a more electronic and acoustic edge to the band’s sound.
The track was first teased on May 10, 2020, three days prior to the song’s release date.
Lyrics[]
I wanna call you up
Tell you how I feel
But I might scare you away if
I get too real
So I won't text back
For a couple hours
What I really wanna do is
Bring you flowers
I'm not gonna hold your hand
Ask if you wanna dance
Not gonna take you home, even though
I just wanna give you everythin'
Show you I'm a Southern gentleman
All I wanna do is let you in
But good guys, good guys never win
I just wanna be the one you call
Anything you need, anything at all
All I wanna do is let you in
But good guys, good guys never win
When you stay out late
And I don't hear back
I always wonder where you've been but
I don't ask
You're the one I want
I don't wanna share
But when you talk about someone else
I act like I don't care
I'm not gonna hold your hand
Ask if you wanna dance
Not gonna take you home, even though
I just wanna give you everythin'
Show you I'm a Southern gentleman
All I wanna do is let you in
But good guys, good guys never win
I just wanna be the one you call
Anything you need, anything at all
All I wanna do is let you in
But good guys, good guys never win
So I'm gonna play it cool
'Til I know you want me too
So I'm gonna play it cool
'Til I know you want me too
I just wanna give you everythin'
Show you I'm a Southern gentleman
All I wanna do is let you in
But good guys, good guys never win
I just wanna be the one you call
Anything you need, anything at all
All I wanna do is let you in
But good guys, good guys never win
So I'm gonna play it cool
'Til I know you want me too
So I'm gonna play it cool
'Til I know you want me too
So I'm gonna play it cool
'Til I know you want me too
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