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Part-Time Lover Lyrics

by Stevie Wonder

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Part-Time Lover Lyrics

Call up, ring once, hang up the phone To let me know you made it home Don't want nothing to be wrong with part-time lover If she's with me, I'll blink the lights To let you know tonight's the night For me and you, my part-time lover We are undercover passion on the run Chasing love up against the sun We are strangers by day, lovers by night Knowing it's so wrong, but feeling so right If I'm with friends and we should meet Just pass me by, don't even speak Know the word's "discreet" with part-time lovers But if there's some emergency Have a male friend to ask for me So then she won't peek, it's really you, my part-time lover We are undercover passion on the run Chasing love up against the sun We are strangers by day, lovers by night Knowing it's so wrong, but feeling so right Part-time lovers Part-time lovers We are undercover passion on the run, yeah Chasing love up against the sun We are strangers by day, lovers by night Knowing it's so wrong, but feeling so right I've got something that I must tell Last night someone rang our doorbell And it was not you, my part-time lover And then a man called our exchange But didn't want to leave his name I guess that two can play the game Of part-time lovers You and me, part-time lovers But, she and he, part-time lovers Part-time lovers Part-time lovers Part-time lovers Part-time lovers Part-time lovers Part-time lovers

Meaning of Part-Time Lover

“Part-Time Lover” captures a bittersweet and thrilling exploration of illicit desire and hidden relationships. Stevie Wonder paints a picture of a clandestine romance, where the narrator and his “part-time lover” engage in passionate affairs while maintaining an elaborate facade of normalcy. The lyrics detail their careful choreography – coded phone calls, discreet encounters, and reliance on male friends to conceal their connection, acknowledging the inherent wrongness yet powerfully embracing the intoxicating feeling of being together. It’s a dance of secrecy and vulnerability, driven by a primal need for love that defies societal norms and expectations. Ultimately, the song expresses the captivating allure of forbidden passion—a thrilling game played with carefully constructed boundaries, highlighting both the joy and the inherent risk within this unconventional arrangement, repeating “part-time lovers” to emphasize the transient nature of their connection.

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