"Official" by Eric Bellinger is a song about a woman who is in a relationship but is secretly seeing Eric on the side. The song explores the emotions and struggles she faces as she contemplates leaving her current partner for Eric. In the song, Eric acknowledges that the woman tells her partner she is hanging out with her girlfriends, but in reality, she is spending time with him. He emphasizes that she doesn't want to say she'll leave her partner, but deep down, she knows she wants to be with him instead. Eric invites her to join him in his world, away from the lies and secrecy. The chorus of the song highlights Eric's desire to make their relationship official. He wants her to stop engaging in cheating and flirting, and instead, commit to him completely. He tells her that it's time for her to end things with her current partner and make their relationship official, both for her sake and for his. He wants to be more than just the person she gets on the side, acknowledging that their physical connection has already been established. In the third verse, Eric expresses his frustration with the woman's hesitation. He describes her previous lies about visiting her cousin when she was actually going to her future husband's house. He took her out, hoping that she is now happy. Overall, the song expresses Eric's desire for the woman to leave her current relationship and commit to him fully. He wants their relationship to be official and wants her to be his official girlfriend.
