He was born on December 3, 1979 in New Zealand, moving to the United Kingdom when he was a child. He's an older brother of pop singer, Natasha Bedingfield and jazz singer Nikola Rachelle. After a song called "Gotta Get Thru This" (which he recorded in his bedroom) gathered momentum on white label, it went on to become a #1 hit in the UK Top 40 in December 2001. He has since had 2 more #1 singles ("If You're Not The One" and "Never Gonna Leave Your Side") as well as 2 other top 10 singles and a top 30 single. His album also titled Gotta Get Thru This, also reached #2 in the UK albums chart. Bedingfield is an outspoken Christian, whose parents are missionaries. He openly shares his faith during concerts and occasionally in his songs, although not all of them.
Without The Girl
Daniel Bedingfield Lyrics
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You just can't tell her, you gotta find other ways to let her know
But I don't understand this game
This is so new to me
I want to tell her
I want to take her in my arms
Give her time and maybe one-day she'll come around
βCause I don't want to live without the girl
Heaven knows everyday I pray
That someday she will belong to me
βCause I don't want to live without the girl
She is my sunshine but her heart belongs to another man
She looks right through me, she only ever though of us as friends
But I'll keep holding back my heart
I will not let her see
I gonna bide my time
until the day she comes to me
Give her time and maybe one-day she'll come around
And see the love I'm offering
βCause I don't want to live without the girl
Heaven knows, everyday I pray
That someday she will belong to me
βCause I don't want to live without the girl
Give her time and maybe one-day she'll come around
And see the love I'm offering
βCause I don't want to live without the girl
Heaven knows, everyday I pray
That someday she will belong to me
βCause I don't want to live without the girl
The lyrics of Daniel Bedingfield's song "Without The Girl" tell the story of a man who is in love with a woman who is already in a relationship with another man. The man's mother advised him to take it slow in pursuing the woman he loves and find other ways to let her know how he feels about her. The man is struggling to understand the game of love and how to get the woman to notice him, but he knows that he cannot live without her. The man is determined to wait for the woman to come around and hopefully see the love he is offering and eventually be with him.
The lyrics are a poignant and relatable portrayal of unrequited love, and the emotions it evokes in the person experiencing it. It's a common experience, especially during adolescence, to be fixated on someone who doesn't reciprocate those feelings, and this song touches on those emotions. The song also speaks to the desire to be patient when waiting for someone you love, and the hope that someday things will work out.
Overall, "Without The Girl" is a song about love, heartbreak, and hope. It captures the complexity of human emotion and the ups and downs that come with loving someone.
Line by Line Meaning
And mama told me if I want her. I gotta take it slow
My mother advised me to proceed cautiously if I want to win her affections.
You just can't tell her, you gotta find other ways to let her know
I need to find creative ways to express my feelings for her since mere words wouldn't suffice.
But I don't understand this game
I am clueless about how to win her heart since I have never been in such a situation before.
This is so new to me
This experience of falling for someone is a novel and unfamiliar one for me.
I want to tell her
I have an intense desire to confess my love to her.
I want to take her in my arms
I long to hold her in a warm embrace and provide her with the love and affection she deserves.
Give her time and maybe one-day she'll come around
I need to give her the space to process her feelings and hope that someday she reciprocates my feelings.
And see the love I am offering
I am ready to shower her with my affection and care if she is willing to give me a chance.
βCause I don't want to live without the girl
She is the one I want to be with, and I can't imagine a life without her.
Heaven knows everyday I pray
I pray every day, hoping that she will someday realize my love for her and accept me into her life.
That someday she will belong to me
I hope that one day our relationship blossoms, and she feels the same way I do.
She is my sunshine but her heart belongs to another man
Although she is the light of my life, she is in love with someone else.
She looks right through me, she only ever though of us as friends
To her, I am nothing more than a friend, and she doesn't realize how much I love her.
But I'll keep holding back my heart
I will continue to suppress my feelings for her and wait for a more appropriate time to reveal them.
I will not let her see
I don't want to risk losing her friendship by making my feelings for her known at this time.
I gonna bide my time
I am willing to wait for her to be ready to accept my love.
until the day she comes to me
I am willing to be patient until she realizes that I am the one for her.
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Written by: DANIEL BEDINGFIELD
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