You don't need a lot of moneyHoney, you don't have to play no gamesAll I need is all your lovingTo get the blood rushing through my veins, ohI wanna say we're going steadyLike it's 1954No, it doesn't have to be foreverJust as long as I'm the name on your tattooed heart(Tattooed heart, tattooed heart)Oh (Tattooed heart, tattooed heart)Ooh, oh (Tattooed heart, tattooed heart)Woah-oh-oh-oh-ahHeyYou don't need to worry about making me crazy'Cause I'm way past that, ehHeyAnd so just call me if you want me'Cause you got meAnd I'll show youHow much I wanna be on your tattooed heart(Tattooed heart, tattooed heart)Oh (Tattooed heart, tattooed heart)Oh, ah (Tattooed heart, tattooed heart)Just as long as I'm the name on your tattooed heartWrap me in your jacket, my babyAnd lay me in your bedAnd kiss me underneath the moonlightDarling, let me trace the lines on your tattooed heart(Tattooed heart, tattooed heart)Oh, oh (Tattooed heart, tattooed heart)Oh, babe, ah (Tattooed heart, tattooed heart)Just as long as I'm the name on your tattooed heart
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화자는 영원을 약속하지 않아도 되는 가볍고 진솔한 사랑을 원한다고 말한다. "It doesn't have to be forever / Just as long as I'm the name on your tattooed heart"처럼, 형식적인 약속보다 마음에 새겨지는 존재가 되고 싶어 한다.
"You don't need a lot of money... All I need is all your loving"이라는 구절은 물질적 조건이 아니라 애정 자체에 집중하는 태도를 보여준다. 'tattooed heart'라는 이미지는 지워지지 않는 흔적처럼 오래 남고 싶은 소망을 상징적으로 표현한다.