Cleveland! Lyrics
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She's not as hot as she was, but she was only a four
She was never a girls' girl, she was just a—
And with all of that money, why's she dressed like trash?
When she smiles, it's annoying, and have you seen her
Stumbling clumsily?
Would you even call that dancing?
I can see what you mean
And now I guess there's
Something we all can agree on
But my baby likes what he likes, oh-woah, oh-oh
He already took me to Cleveland
And showed me The Heights, so hate all you like
This is the love of my life, hey, hey, hey
The taste of me is acquired, but it's his favorite dish
He says I look like an angel, they say, "I hate that—" (Bi—)
There, that house with the porch is where he lived as a kid
He's been saying forever, must not have read that
Scathing take 'bout how I'm fake
And he could find someone younger
I can see what they mean and
Now I guess there's
Something we all can agree on
But my baby likes what he likes, oh-woah, oh-oh
He already took me to Cleveland
And he showed me The Heights (Hey), so hate all you like (Uh-huh)
This is the love of my life, hey, hey, hey
He likes what he likes, what he likes and he likes me
He likes what he likes, what he likes and he likes me
You only need to find one person in this entire world
Who doesn't find you completely insufferable
And I have an important announcement to make
I found mine (That's right)
Well, I found mine (Hey, hey, hey)
Yeah, I found mine
Yes, that's
Something we all can agree on (I guess we agree, but)
But my baby likes what he likes, oh-woah, oh-oh
He already took me to Cleveland (To Cleveland)
Now I'm wearing white (Yeah), so hate all you like (Uh-huh)
This is the love of my life (Hey, hey, hey)
About this song
It recites the public insults first, then hands judgment back to the relationship with “my baby likes what he likes.” Cleveland / The Heights stacks Cleveland Heights, Ohio with a New Heights podcast echo; “wearing white” smuggles wedding light into the clapback—kin to But Daddy I Love Him, but brighter and more playful.
Key terms & images
- Cleveland / The Heights
- Geographically readable as Cleveland Heights, Ohio; tonally it also brushes the New Heights podcast name. Place as both coordinate and stage set for “call us what you want—we’re standing here.”
- Wearing white
- Wedding-dress imagery: public vow, standing in the open. It answers gossip by rewriting scandal as ceremony.
- My baby likes what he likes
- Choice stays inside the couple. Outsiders list charges; the song answers with preference, not a defense brief.
FAQ & readings
- Why quote the insults before swinging back?
- You hear exactly what “they” said, then the lyric relocates the courtroom to two people. The structure is the clapback: the louder the indictment, the clearer the intimate yes.
- How does it sit beside But Daddy I Love Him?
- Same bloodline—family/public blocking a love you won’t drop—but this one is sunnier: more wedding white and place-name sparkle, less raw tearing.
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