Can't Believe It
Carl Thomas & Faith Evans Lyrics


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I always dreamed that everything would be okay with me and you,
I was wrong
When I looked into your eyes I didn't see all the things I used to,
What's going on

You gave me reasons to believe that we were always meant to be but now I see
You were wrong
You can't keep running back to me with all those baby baby pleases no more
No more

Never imagined you would be a faded picture I'm emotional (I'm emotional)
It's so believing your deceiving it's official I'm emotional, (I'm emotional)

I can't forget that night I saw you in the corner wrapped up tight
You were wrong ooh
Slow dancing on the floor while I was watching from the door so hurt
There you were
You gave me reasons to believe that we were always meant to be but now I see
You were wrong
You can't keep running back to me with all those baby baby pleases no more
No more

Never imagined you would be a faded picture I'm emotional (I'm emotional)
It's so believing your deceiving it's official I'm emotional, (I'm emotional)

You had your chance
But you threw it all away
Thought you had my love always (oh baby)
I don't understand (I just don't understand)
How you think that we could stay
In total unhappiness





Never imagined you would be a faded picture I'm emotional (I'm emotional)
It's so believing your deceiving it's official I'm emotional, (I'm emotional)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Carl Thomas’ song “Can’t Believe” express the pain and confusion that comes with the end of a romantic relationship. The first two lines of the song reveal the singer’s disappointment at how things turned out between him and his partner. He says that he had always hoped that everything would be okay between the two of them, but he was wrong. As he looked into his partner’s eyes, he realized that things were not the same as they used to be, and he questions why the relationship ended.


The second verse describes a painful moment of seeing his partner with someone else. The singer saw his partner slow dancing with someone else and felt hurt and betrayed. The chorus repeats that the singer is emotional about the break-up and that his partner’s deception is evident to him. The bridge of the song expresses the singer’s disbelief at his partner’s actions and expresses his confusion as to how his partner could have thought that they could stay together in such unhappiness.


Overall, the song is a raw and honest expression of the pain that comes with the end of a romantic relationship. It speaks to the universal experience of heartbreak, and the confusion and emotional turmoil that comes with it.


Line by Line Meaning

I always dreamed that everything would be okay with me and you,
I had high hopes and expectations for our relationship to work out.


I was wrong
Unfortunately, my hopes were shattered.


When I looked into your eyes I didn't see all the things I used to,
Your behavior and actions made me lose trust and faith in you.


What's going on
I am confused and unsure about the current state of our relationship.


You gave me reasons to believe that we were always meant to be but now I see
At some point, you convinced me that we were perfect for each other but now I realize that it was all a lie.


You were wrong
I now understand that you were not truthful with me.


You can't keep running back to me with all those baby baby pleases no more
I am tired of your constant pleas and apologies hoping to get back together.


Never imagined you would be a faded picture I'm emotional (I'm emotional)
I never thought that our relationship would end up like this, it makes me sad and upset.


It's so believing your deceiving it's official I'm emotional, (I'm emotional)
I now realize that I was too trusting and that you were deceiving me all along. It hurts me deeply.


You had your chance
I gave you many opportunities to make things right but you blew them all.


But you threw it all away
You didn't appreciate what we had or work to fix things, and now it's gone.


Thought you had my love always (oh baby)
You were under the impression that my love for you was unconditional, but it's not.


I don't understand (I just don't understand)
I am still struggling to come to terms with why our relationship didn't work out.


How you think that we could stay
It was unrealistic and naive of you to expect our relationship to last given the circumstances.


In total unhappiness
Our relationship was not fulfilling or satisfying for either of us.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MARIO WINANS, SEAN COMBS, MICHAEL JONES, MECHALIE JAMISON, TIJUAN FRAMPTON, ANTHONY S CRUZ, JEFF BAXTER, NASIR JONES, CHRIS B TAYLOR, ANDRE ROMELL YOUNG, SHELDON JONES

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