Where Were You
Anders Johansson Lyrics


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Out on the road again
Left it all behind
Another stop in a small town
Crowd on the cord up stands
Girl in white, turns around
Oh my God, she's the one
Always late in many
Passes me by
That's the story of my life

(Chorus)
Where were you (where were you when I needed you)
Where were you when I needed you, baby
Every lonely night (every lonely night)
That I spent on my own
Where were you

Smile from the chained window
As leaves me behind
Oh yeah (I wish that I could turn back time)
Always late in many
Passes me by
That's the story of my life

(Chorus)
Where were you (where were you when I needed you all my life)
Where were you when I needed you, baby
Every lonely night (every lonely night that I spent)
That I spent on my own
Where were you, all my life (where were you)
Where were you (all my life)

Could it all be different
If I'd only got there in time
Oh yeah, I will never know
That's the story of my life

Every lonely night (every lonely night that I spent)
That I spent on my own
Where were you

(Where were you when I needed you all my life)
Where were you, oh yeah
Every lonely night (every lonely night that I spent)
That I spent on my own
Where were you, all my life

Every lonely night, oh oh
All my life
All that I spent on you




Where were you, oh yeah
Where were you

Overall Meaning

The song "Where Were You" by Anders Johansson explores the idea of missed opportunities and the regret that can come with them. The singer is constantly on the move, leaving everything behind, and finds himself in small towns performing for crowds. In one of these towns, he sees a girl in white who he feels is "the one." However, she passes him by and he is left wondering "where were you when I needed you." The chorus repeats this line and emphasizes the loneliness that the singer feels when he's on his own. He is haunted by the missed chance with the girl in white and wonders if things could have been different if he had only gotten to her in time.


The lyrics suggest a sense of restlessness and a search for something that cannot be found. The singer is constantly on the road, leaving behind everything that he knows, but the one thing that he is searching for always seems to be just out of reach. The image of the girl in white is the embodiment of this search and the missed opportunity is a symbol of the singer's inability to connect with what he is looking for. The song is a reflection on the transience of life and how these missed opportunities can stay with us long after we have moved on.


Line by Line Meaning

Out on the road again
Starting to travel again.


Left it all behind
Left everything in the past and moved on.


Another stop in a small town
Arrived at another small town during travel.


Crowd on the cord up stands
People in the front rows of the audience are standing and cheering.


Girl in white, turns around
A girl in white caught the singer's attention by turning around.


Oh my God, she's the one
The singer feels like he has found the one he's been looking for.


Always late in many
The singer is usually running late for events.


Passes me by
He usually misses good opportunities in life.


That's the story of my life
The singer has a pattern of being unlucky in life.


Where were you (where were you when I needed you)
Asking why his lover was not there when he needed her the most.


Where were you when I needed you, baby
Asking why his lover was not there for him when he needed her.


Every lonely night (every lonely night)
The singer often feels lonely at night.


That I spent on my own
The singer spends most of his time alone.


Smile from the chained window
Someone who was imprisoned or trapped once smiled at the singer.


As leaves me behind
The singer is left behind as others move forward in life.


Oh yeah (I wish that I could turn back time)
Expressing regret and a desire to go back in time and change something.


Could it all be different
Wondering if something could have been different if a certain decision was made differently.


If I'd only got there in time
The singer believes that if he had arrived earlier, something would have been different.


Oh yeah, I will never know
The singer realizes that he will never know what could have happened if something was done differently.


Where were you when I needed you all my life
Asking why his lover wasn't there for him throughout his life.


Every lonely night (every lonely night that I spent)
Reiterating that he frequently feels lonely at night.


Where were you, all my life (where were you)
Asking why his lover wasn't present throughout his entire life.


All that I spent on you
The singer invested a lot of time and effort into this relationship.




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