One Way Or Another

The speaker repeatedly insists on finding and meeting someone, describing plans to watch their home, follow their bus, and spot them in public. The repeated promises sound determined and energetic, but the details make the attention feel intrusive rather than simply romantic. Later, the speaker says they want to “lose” the person, creating a sharp change: the pursuit seems to turn into an attempt to escape or avoid them.

Several everyday images make the pursuit concrete. Driving past the person’s house to check whether the lights are on suggests watching for signs that someone is home. Following a bus downtown and looking around a mall or supermarket suggests trying to learn where the person goes and whom they meet. “Give you the slip” is an idiom meaning to escape or get away without being followed; it fits the speaker’s sudden wish to evade the other person.

The lyrics leave the relationship unclear. The repeated “get ya” could sound like flirtatious determination, but the surveillance-like actions can also feel threatening. The shift from wanting to find the person to wanting to lose them might signal changing feelings, a reversal of who is pursuing whom, or simply a deliberately confusing, comic twist. The contrast invites listeners to feel both the song’s lively energy and its unease.