You Met Your Match

This piece is a bit more complicated lyrically than Stevie’s usual 1960s’ fare.  But what appears to be going down, in summation, is the addressee, a romantic interest, playing hard to get.  Based on the second verse, such may be her modus operandi when it comes to the dating game, i.e. being a flirt and heartbreaker.

So this is yet another of Stevie’s songs from his teenage years in which the singer has dedicated himself to locking down a girl, despite their being formidable challenges in his pursuit.  But as indicated in the title, he is not intimidated by this lady.  Going back to the second verse, that’s because Stevie too has proven himself “cruel” when it comes to dealing with romantic interest.  And he did so “just to” prove a point to the addressee, which is that he is a “match” for her on the field of love.

So You Met Your Match is also unconventional in a couple of regards as far as Stevie’s songs from the 1960s are concerned.  First of all, the apple of his eye comes off as being a bad girl.  In the third verse, her mother argues that she “maybe too green”, i.e. naive and inexperienced.  But Stevie is convinced otherwise, that the addressee is rather a boss chick – so to speak – in the game of love.

Secondly, Wonder proceeds to depict himself along the lines of being a playa or in the very least a heartbreaker himself.  Indeed, this track is sorta oozing with sexual energy and innuendos, in terms of what the singer intends to do to the addressee once he ‘gets her home’.

The chorus implies that the two of them already have some sort of relationship going on, whereas homegirl ‘decided she would hurt’ Stevie.  Or put otherwise, she tried to play him like she has other guys, such as “Jimmy and Freddie”.  But instead of descending into his feelings, Stevie has apparently decided to get revenge.  And all lyrics considered, it appears the way he intends to do so may be in the bedroom.