I Want You Back
Berry Gordy Lyrics

When I had you to myself
When we were together and I had your undivided attention,

I didn't want you around
I took you for granted and didn't appreciate your presence,

Those pretty faces always made you
The attention from other attractive people made you stand out,

Stand out in a crowd
You were the most desirable person in any social gathering,

But someone picked you from the bunch
Someone special caught your eye and took you away from me,

One glance was all it took
That person grabbed your attention with just a simple look,

Now it's much too late for me
I realize now that I made a mistake by not valuing you enough,

To take a second look
I regret not noticing your true worth and now it's too late to fix it,

Oh baby give me one more chance
I am begging for another opportunity to show my love and make things right,

To show you that I love you
I want to prove my love to you and make up for my past behavior,

Won't you please send me back in your heart
I am asking you to forgive me and let me back into your heart,

Oh darlin' I was blind to let you go
I realize now that I was foolish to let you leave and I want you back,

But now since I see you in his arms
Now that I see you with someone else, I understand how much I miss you,

I want you back
I want to be with you again and make things right,

Yes I do now
I am sure of my feelings and I truly want to be with you again,

Ooh ooh baby
Expressing deep emotion and desire,

Yeah yeah, naw
Affirming the strong desire to be reunited with the person,

Trying to live without your love
Life without your love is unbearable and difficult for me,

Is one long sleepless night
I cannot rest or sleep peacefully without you by my side and in my life,

Let me show you girl
I want to prove to you that I can treat you better and make you happy,

That I know wrong from right
I will make better decisions and treat you with the love and respect you deserve,

Every street you walk on
Everywhere you go, I am reminded of you and cannot stop thinking about you,

I leave tear stains on the ground
I am crying and heartbroken over losing you and cannot control my emotions,

Following the girl
Chasing after you, hoping to win back your heart and affection,

I didn't even want around
I now realize that I took you for granted and I regret not cherishing you more,

Abuh buh buh buh
Expressing strong excitement and emotion,

All I want!
Affirming the desire to be reunited with the person and expressing deep love,

Abuh buh buh buh
Expressing strong excitement and emotion,

All I need!
Affirming the strong desire to be reunited with the person and expressing deep love,