I Want You To Want Me
Aly Michalka Lyrics

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I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'm beggin' you to beg me

I want you to want me
I need you to need me
And I'd love for you to love me

I'll shine up the old brown shoes
I'll put on a brand new shirt
I'll get home early from work
If you say that you love me

Hey, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?
Feelin' all alone without a friend, feel like dyin'
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?

I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'm beggin' you to beg me

I'll shine up the old brown shoes
I'll put on a brand new shirt
I'll get home early from work
If you say that you love me

Hey, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?
Feelin' all alone without a friend, feel like dyin'
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'? Oh, yeah

Da, da, da, da, da, da, da

Feelin' all alone without a friend, feel like cryin'
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'? Yeah

I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'm beggin' you to beg me

I want you to want me
I want you to want me

I want you to want me
I want you to want me

Overall Meaning

The song "I Want You to Want Me" by Aly Michalka is a love song, where the lyrics reflect the need and desperation of wanting to be loved by someone. The song's main theme is the desire to be wanted by someone so much that you are willing to go to any extent to make them love and want you. The artist repeats phrases such as "I want you to want me," "I need you to need me," and "I'd love you to love me" several times throughout the song to emphasize this point.

The opening verses suggest that the singer is willing to put in the effort to make the person they love happy, and to make them love them in return. This is shown by the phrase "I'll shine up the old brown shoes, I'll put on a brand new shirt, I'll get home early from work if you say that you love me." These lines suggest that the singer is willing to change or do anything to make the person they love happy, and to make them reciprocate their love.

The chorus, "I want you to want me, I need you to need me, and I'd love for you to love me," is repeated twice in the song, emphasizing the strong need for love and validation. The whole song has a very upbeat and energetic tune, which only amplifies the sense of desperation and need for love expressed in the lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

I want you to want me
I desire you to desire me

I need you to need me
I require you to require me

I'd love you to love me
I would adore you to adore me

I'm beggin' you to beg me
I am pleading with you to implore me

I'll shine up the old brown shoes
I will polish the worn-out shoes

I'll put on a brand new shirt
I will wear a freshly purchased shirt

I'll get home early from work
I will leave work ahead of schedule

If you say that you love me
Provided you state that you love me

Hey, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?
Hey, have I not seen you weeping?

Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cryin'?
Oh, have I not seen you weeping?

Feelin' all alone without a friend, feel like dyin'
Feeling isolated without any companions, feeling like one is perishing