One Way or Another
Rugrats Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴One way or another I'm gonna find ya
I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
One way or another I'm gonna win ya
I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
One way or another I'm gonna see ya
I'm gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha meetcha
One day, maybe next week
I'm gonna meetcha, I'm gonna meetcha, I'll meetcha
I will drive past your house
And if the lights are all down
I'll see who's around

One way or another I'm gonna find ya
I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
One way or another I'm gonna win ya
I'll getcha, I'll getcha
One way or another I'm gonna see ya
I'm gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha meetcha
One day, maybe next week
I'm gonna meetcha, I'll meetcha

And if the lights are all out
I'll follow your bus downtown
See who's hanging out

One way or another I'm gonna lose ya
I'm gonna give you the slip, a slip of the lip or another
I'm gonna lose ya, I'm gonna trick ya
One way or another I'm gonna lose ya
I'm gonna trick ya trick ya trick ya trick ya
One way or another I'm gonna lose ya
I'm gonna give you the slip

I'll walk down the mall
Stand over by the wall
Where I can see it all
Find out who ya call
Lead you to the supermarket checkout
Some specials and rat food, get lost in the crowd

One way or another I'm gonna getcha, I'll getcha,
I'll getcha getcha getcha getcha
(Where I can see it all, find out who ya call)
One way or another I'm gonna getcha, I'll getcha,
I'll getcha getcha getcha getcha
(Where I can see it all, find out who ya call)
One way or another I'm gonna getcha, I'll getcha,
I'll getcha getcha getcha getcha

(Where I can see it all, find out who ya call)
(repeat until fade)

Overall Meaning

The Rugrats song "One Way Or Another" is about a person who is determined to find and win over their love interest, no matter what it takes. The lyrics describe various methods the person will use to locate and connect with their love interest. They will drive past their house and follow their bus downtown. They will even go to the mall to find out who their love interest calls and lead them to the supermarket checkout.

The person is so determined to win over their love interest that they vow to trick them if necessary, but ultimately they are worried that they may lose them. The lyrics suggest that the person is willing to go to great lengths to find and keep their love interest, even if it means following them around and spying on them.

Overall, the song is about the lengths that people will go to in order to win over their one true love. It shows the determination and desperation that can consume someone when they are infatuated with another person.

Line by Line Meaning

One way or another I'm gonna find ya
Using all means possible, I will locate you

I'm gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
I will capture you, without fail

One way or another I'm gonna win ya
I am determined to have you as my own

I'm gonna meetcha meetcha meetcha meetcha
I will meet you, no matter what it takes

One day, maybe next week
At some undetermined point in the near future

I will drive past your house
I will patrol your residence

And if the lights are all down
If it appears no one is home

I'll see who's around
I will investigate the surrounding area

And if the lights are all out
If no lights are visible in your abode

I'll follow your bus downtown
I will tail you wherever you go

See who's hanging out
Determine who your associates are

I'm gonna give you the slip, a slip of the lip or another
I will evade you by any means available

I'm gonna trick ya
I will deceive you in order to escape

I'll walk down the mall
I will stroll around the shopping center

Stand over by the wall
I will pause by a vertical structure

Where I can see it all
From a vantage point where everything is visible

Find out who ya call
Determine who you communicate with

Lead you to the supermarket checkout
Direct you to the cash register of a large store

Some specials and rat food, get lost in the crowd
Distract you with sale items and cheap food, then disappear in a group of people

I'll getcha getcha getcha getcha
I will capture you, without fail

(Where I can see it all, find out who ya call)
(From a vantage point where everything is visible, determine who you communicate with)

I'm gonna lose ya, I'm gonna trick ya
I will evade and deceive you

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