I Like
Akon feat. Twista Lyrics

Akon and Whitney, yeah
The singers Akon and Whitney Houston collaborated for this song

Oh, yeah
A sign of agreement and enthusiasm

Did you ever wish
Have you ever felt the desire

You could get
To retrieve or have back

Back something
Something from your past that you lost or did

(Uh, huh)
An affirmative response to the previous line

That you did in your past
Something you did in your past that you now regret or miss

If it wasn't for me
I am aware that my mistakes caused us to drift apart

I know what we had
I understand the value of what we had before

Would definitely gonna last
If it wasn't for my mistakes, what we had would have lasted long

I admit
I confess to my faults and mistakes

(Uh, huh)
An affirmative response to the previous line

That we say some things
We both spoke words we didn't mean

When we're mad
When we were upset or angry

But I realize
I am now aware

(Yeah)
An indication of agreement

That I've been foolish
I now understand that my actions were foolish

I never should have
I shouldn't have done what I did

Turned my back
I shouldn't have abandoned or left you

'Cause it's
Because it is

A cold world
The world can be cruel and lonely

When you
When one

Are out there
Is left isolated

(Uh huh)
An affirmative response to the previous line

All alone
Completely by oneself

So many times
Several times

That I wanted to just
Sometimes I desperately wanted to

Pick up the phone
Make a phone call

(Up the phone)
An emphasis on the previous line, to actually make the call

And tell you
To communicate to you

Ooh, baby
An endearment to the person being addressed

Baby
An endearment used to address the person being spoken to

I miss your love
I miss the affection and care that you gave me

And so
Therefore

I ain't holding
I am not restraining myself any longer

Back no more
I won't keep myself from expressing my true feelings any longer

(Yeah)
An indication of affirmation or agreement

Your girl
Referring to herself

Is coming home
Returning to where the heart is

And I want you
I desire for you

To love me
To give me affection and love

Like I never left
To receive that love like it was never gone

And I want you
Another time that the singer desires love and affection

To hold me
To embrace and hold the singer

Like I never left
To receive that hug like it was never gone

And I want you
Yet another time that the singer desires love and affection

To touch me
To feel the touch of the person being spoken to

Like I never left
To receive that touch like it was never gone

Come give me
To offer or provide

What I'm missing
What I am lacking or yearning for

(Yeah, yeah)
An affirmative or agreement response to the previous line

Do you think
Indicating a question

(Think)
An emphasis on the previous line

We could pick up
To resume or restart

(Uh, huh)
An affirmative or agreement response to the previous line

Where we left off
To continue from where we stopped

Before the day
Referring to a specific day when something happened

(The day, yeah)
An emphasis on the previous line, reminding the listener of the day being referred to

That I told you
Referring to a specific conversation with the person being addressed

It was over
Referring to the end of something between the two of them

Packed my things
Referring to taking one's belongings and leaving

And moved away
Leaving to a different location

(Moved away)
An emphasis on the previous line

'Cause I see
I now know or understand

(See)
An emphasis on the previous line

That without you
Referring to the person being addressed

(Uh, huh)
An affirmative or agreement response to the previous line

My world is just
The world I live in is incomplete or empty

An empty place
A sense of feeling alone and incomplete

Taking one step away
Starting to move away or further apart

(Yeah)
An indication of agreement, used after the previous line

From you feels
The distance from you

Like a million miles away
Feels like a long distance away from you

But I ain't holding
I am not restraining myself any longer

Back no more
I won't hold back anymore

(No)
An assurance or confirmation, used after the previous line

'Cause your man
Referring to himself as the person being addressed's man or partner

Is coming home
Returning to where the heart is

(No)
An assurance or confirmation, used after the previous line

And I want you
I desire for you

To love me
To give me affection and love

Like I never left
To receive that love like it was never gone

And I want you
Another time that the singer desires love and affection

To hold me
To embrace and hold the singer

Like I never left
To receive that hug like it was never gone

And I want you
Yet another time that the singer desires love and affection

To touch me
To feel the touch of the person being spoken to

Like I never left
To receive that touch like it was never gone

Come give me
To offer or provide

What I'm missing
What I am lacking or yearning for

(Yeah, yeah)
An affirmative or agreement response to the previous line

I had enough
I have reached a point where I can't take it anymore

I miss you bad
I miss you a lot

What I did
Referring to the singer's past actions that caused the distance between them

Leave in the past
To let go and forget about what was done in the past

Yes, your girl
Referring to herself

Is coming back
Returning to where the heart is

Say back
Announcing the return

In the building
Here, present

Back on the block
Returning to the area where they used to be together

You and me together
Suggesting the idea of getting back together

We back on top
Having success again as a couple

Kinda love we got
Describing the type and quality of love that they have

It just don't stop
It continues to exist and thrive

Oh, baby
An endearment to the person being addressed

Come love me
To offer or give love

Come hold me
To embrace and hold the singer

Come touch me
To feel the touch of the person being spoken to

Come give me
To offer or provide

I never left you, baby
To express that the singer never really left the person being addressed in their heart