Simon Webbe Lyrics

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for all this time
i've been lovin' you girl, oh yeas i have
ever since the day you left me here alone
i've been trying to find oh the reason why

so if i did something wrong please tell me,
i want to understand
'cause i don't want this love ever end

chorus
and i swear...
if you come back in my life
i'll be there till the end of time
oh yeah (back to me, back to me, back into my life)
and i swear
i'll keep you right by my side
'cause baby you're the one i want
oh yes you are (back to me, back to me, back into my life)

i watched you go
takin' my heart with you, oh yes you did
every time i try to reach you on the phone
baby you're never there, girl you never home

so if i did something wrong please tell me
i want to understand
'cause i don't want this love to ever end

chorus

maybe i didn't know how to show it
maybe i didn't know what to say
this time i won't disguise
than we can build our lives and we can be as one

chorus

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "If You Come Back" by Antony Costa/Blue/Duncan James/Lee Ryan/Simon Webbe express the feelings of a man who has been in love with a woman for a long time. The man has been trying to figure out why the woman left him alone and he is willing to do anything to have her back in his life. He acknowledges that he may have done something wrong and pleads for her to tell him, so that he can try to understand and fix things. He affirms that he doesn't want the love they shared to ever end.

The chorus of the song highlights the man's commitment to the woman, as he swears to be there for her till the end of time, if she decides to come back into his life. He promises to keep her by his side because she is the one he wants. He acknowledges that he watched her go and she took his heart with her. He tries to reach her on the phone, but she is never there, which makes him even more desperate to have her back into his life.

The bridge of the song suggests that the man may not have known how to show his love and may not have said the right things. However, he is willing to be open and honest with her this time, so that they can build a life together and be as one. Overall, the lyrics of "If You Come Back" express the intense longing and desire of a man to have the love of his life back.

Line by Line Meaning

for all this time
I have been in love with you for a long time.

i've been lovin' you girl, oh yeas i have
I have been deeply in love with you, my lady.

ever since the day you left me here alone
I have been alone and trying to figure out why you left me.

i've been trying to find oh the reason why
I have been searching for the reason why you left me.

so if i did something wrong please tell me,
If I made any mistake, please let me know.

i want to understand
I want to comprehend and realize my fault.

'cause i don't want this love ever end
Because I don't want our love to end ever.

and i swear...
I promise that...

if you come back in my life
If you return to my life...

i'll be there till the end of time
I'll be with you forever.

oh yeah (back to me, back to me, back into my life)
I want you to come back to me and be a part of my life again.

i'll keep you right by my side
I'll always be with you and support you.

'cause baby you're the one i want
Because, my dear, you are the only one I want.

oh yes you are (back to me, back to me, back into my life)
I want you to come back and be my life partner because that’s what you mean to me.

i watched you go
I saw you leaving me.

takin' my heart with you, oh yes you did
You have taken my heart with you when you left me.

every time i try to reach you on the phone
Every time I try to contact you on the phone

baby you're never there
My dear, you are never there.

girl you never home
You are not present, my love.

maybe i didn't know how to show it
Perhaps I didn't know how to express my feelings to you.

maybe i didn't know what to say
Perhaps I didn't know what to say to you.

this time i won't disguise
This time, I won't hide my emotions.

than we can build our lives and we can be as one
We can construct our life together and be united as one.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Peermusic Publishing, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: LEE BRENNAN, NICOLE FORMESCU, IAN HOPE, RAY RUFFIN

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