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I Want Crazy
Hunter Hayes Lyrics


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I'm booking myself a one way flight
I gotta see the color in your eyes
And telling myself I'm gonna be alright
Without you baby is a waste of time

Yeah, our first date, girl, the seasons changed
It got washed away in a summer rain
You can't undo a fall like this
'Cause love don't know what distance is
Yeah, I know it's crazy

But I don't want "good" and I don't want "good enough"
I want "can't sleep, can't breathe without your love"
Front porch and one more kiss, it doesn't make sense to anybody else
Who cares if you're all I think about,
I've searched the world and I know now,
It ain't right if you ain't lost your mind
Yeah, I don't want easy, I want crazy
Are you with me baby? Let's be crazy

Yeah

I wanna be scared, don't wanna know why
Wanna feel good, don't have to be right
The world makes all kinds of rules for love
I say you gotta let it do what it does

I don't want just another hug and a kiss goodnight
Catchin' up calls and a date sometimes
I love that we're rebels, and we still believe
We're the kind of crazy people wish that they could be, yeah

Oh, and I know we're crazy, yeah

But I don't want "good" and I don't want "good enough"
I want "can't sleep, can't breathe without your love"
Front porch and one more kiss, it doesn't make sense to anybody else
Who cares if you're all I think about,
I've searched the world and I know now,
It ain't right if you ain't lost your mind
Yeah, I don't want easy, I want crazy
You with me baby? Let's be crazy

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na

No, I don't want "good" and I don't want "good enough"
I want "can't sleep, can't breathe without your love"
Front porch and one more kiss, it doesn't make sense to anybody else
Who cares if you're all I think about,
I've searched the world and I know now,
It ain't right if you ain't lost your mind
Yeah, I don't want easy, I want crazy

Yeah, look at us baby, tonight the midnight rules are breaking
There's no such thing as wild enough,
And maybe we just think too much
Who needs to play it safe in love?
Let's be crazy!

Na na na na oh na na na na oh

Who cares if we're crazy? We gotta be crazy
I know that we're crazy, so let's be crazy
Yeah...

Overall Meaning

In Hunter Hayes's song "I Want Crazy," the singer is hopelessly in love with someone who makes him feel alive and who he cannot bear to be without. He books a one-way trip just to see the color in her eyes and tells himself he cannot go on without her. The two have been dating for a while, but their first date that got caught in the rain was the start of it all, and since then, love has taken over, defying distance and driving the singer to want more.


The lyrics reveal that the singer doesn't want just any kind of love, but a crazy love, which is all-consuming and makes him feel things that he can't describe. The kind of love that makes him want to be rebellious, break the rules, and be with the girl he loves, no matter what. He doesn't want a love that is just "good enough," he wants the kind of love that makes him feel like he can't breathe and can't sleep without her.


Through his words, the singer pleads with the girl to take the leap with him, to be crazy, and to let love take over. He knows that they might be judged for their actions, but he doesn't care. The two of them are rebels and belong together. Overall, the song "I Want Crazy" is about the power of love, how it can make a person go crazy and want to throw caution to the wind to be with that one special person.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm booking myself a one way flight
I am taking a one-way flight to see you because I can't wait any longer.


I gotta see the color in your eyes
I need to see the passion in your eyes to validate this need I feel.


And telling myself I'm gonna be alright
Trying to convince myself that I can live without you is a lie.


Without you baby is a waste of time
My life is empty without you; it is a waste of my time to pretend otherwise.


Yeah, our first date, girl, the seasons changed
Remember when we met, seasons came and went, but our love did not fade.


It got washed away in a summer rain
But a summer rain washed away the memories of the past and reminds us of the fresh start we have.


You can't undo a fall like this
Once we have fallen in love, we cannot go back to being who we were.


'Cause love don't know what distance is
For true love, distance is not a barrier, because it is never far apart from each other.


Yeah, I know it's crazy
I know what I am doing may be a little irrational or crazy.


But I don't want "good" and I don't want "good enough"
I don't want a mediocre relationship; I want the best love you can get.


I want "can't sleep, can't breathe without your love"
I want my every breath and every heartbeat to belong to you, and me be lost without you.


Front porch and one more kiss, it doesn't make sense to anybody else
Others may not understand our love or why we would want to spend the rest of our lives sitting on a porch together, but it makes perfect sense to us.


Who cares if you're all I think about,
It doesn't matter if I think of you all the time; that's what love does.


I've searched the world and I know now,
I have looked for the love we have everywhere, and I know it is unique.


It ain't right if you ain't lost your mind
If you're not a bit madly in love, then it is not the real deal.


Yeah, I don't want easy, I want crazy
I want our love to be so crazy that it takes all of our energy to keep it going every day.


Are you with me baby? Let's be crazy
With all this craziness, I just need to know if you are with me till the end?


I wanna be scared, don't wanna know why
I don't want to think logically, I just want to feel the emotion of being scared in love.


Wanna feel good, don't have to be right
I don't need to be right for it to feel good, I just need to feel it.


The world makes all kinds of rules for love
The world may have its opinion on love, but we make up our own rules in love.


I say you gotta let it do what it does
I believe you need to let love run its own course, be what it is intended to be.


I don't want just another hug and a kiss goodnight
I don't want a love that is generic, but one filled with true passion.


Catchin' up calls and a date sometimes
I don't need to catch up on a phone call, and a date every once in a while is not enough.


I love that we're rebels, and we still believe
I admire that we are both rebels, taking a stand for our love and the strength that we have.


We're the kind of crazy people wish that they could be, yeah
Other people say they wish they had the strength to fight for love the way we do.


No, I don't want "good" and I don't want "good enough"
There is no space for mediocre love between us.


Yeah, look at us baby, tonight the midnight rules are breaking
Looking at us tonight, we feel like we are breaking our own rules due to our passion.


There's no such thing as wild enough,
Our love is wild, and there's no limit to how far it can go.


And maybe we just think too much
We may overanalyze things sometimes, but we still keep moving forward with our love.


Who needs to play it safe in love?
Playing it safe in love takes the joy and excitement out of the adventure.


Let's be crazy!
Let's take our love to the extreme, and see where it takes us!


Who cares if we're crazy? We gotta be crazy
We don't need to care about what others think of us being crazy in love; we must continue to be crazy.


I know that we're crazy, so let's be crazy
We know that we have gone past the point of sanity, let's see how far our craziness can go.


Yeah...
Our love is not conventional, and therefore, it should not be treated that way.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HUNTER EASTON HAYES, LORI MCKENNA, TROY VERGES

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@02klacy

I'm not a country fan but there's something about Hunter Hayes' music. I seem to like almost all of his songs

@caitlinheppner1548

I love this song! Like most of Hunter's songs, they are so relate-able! An easy beat and beautiful song full stop!!!!

@sugarrcookiess01

I LOVE it! Can't wait for this to start playing on the radio! :)

@keh89PAGE

I love this song so much! I almost cried during its debut last night!

@kayaloo2407

I went and saw him and Carrie Underwood in concert this past week and he was AMAZING!!! And beyond adorable!! In fact that was probably the coolest concert i've ever went to!!(:

@idontevenknow7232

Love this song so much

@TimothySliger

Amazing how much Hunter has changed I remember meeting him back in Louisana back when he was still very young and just playing the accordion

@Lazy334

Love the song <3 cant wait till the whole album to come out

@theresekafant9738

I honestly cannot choose my favorite one of his songs they are all so good!!! love you hunter!!!!

@kevinthomas8220

absolutely outstanding. Keep up the good work Hayes.

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