☝️ Key Points
- The song lyrics are about a person comforting and supporting someone who has been hurt in a previous relationship.
- The singer expresses their love and hope that their feelings will be reciprocated.
- The singer shows their willingness to be patient and wait for the loved one.
- One theme of the song is the singer's desire to help the loved one regain self-confidence and be happy again.
- The song ends with the singer reaffirming their hope to be the next partner of the loved one.
Interpretation
The lyrics of 'To Be with You' by
Mr. Big are about a person who has fallen in love with someone who has just ended a relationship. The singer tries to show this person that he is there for her and can comfort her.
The line 'Hold on little girl / Show me what he's done to you' shows that the person the singer is in love with has been hurt in a previous relationship. The singer encourages her to rise up and realize that a broken heart is not the end of the world.
The chorus 'I'm the one who wants to be with you / Deep inside I hope you feel it too' expresses that the singer is in love with her and hopes that she feels the same way.
The line 'Build up your confidence / So you can be on top for once' shows the singer's desire to help her rebuild her self-confidence. He is willing to be patient and wait for her, as hinted in the lines 'Waiting on a line of greens and blues / Just to be the next to be with you'.
In the lines 'Why be alone we can be together baby / You can make my life worthwhile / I can make you start to smile', the singer shows that he is willing to help her be happy again and that she would enrich his life.
The lyrics of the song end by repeating the chorus and reaffirm the singer's hope of being the next person to be with her.