“Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer.
He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. “I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. “Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. (J-J-J-J-J.R.) (Hmm, hey) girl, I gotta be next to you (Hmm, hey) girl, I gotta be next to you I'm waiting, anticipating for you baby ('cause I gotta be next to you) And I'm wanting you 'cause you got me Boy you got me ('cause I gotta be next to you) (ayy) Baby you on my mind Long as we spending time, girl 'cause (I gotta be next to you) Baby you on my mind Long as we spending time, girl. That he gon' always and be around so I'll let him hit his ex outta town Take pride when I slide up in them thighs
Cause she don't want no in a rushes while we going strong
