If I Can't Have You
Elliman Yvonne Lyrics
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I'm survivin' every lonely day
When there's got to be no chance for me
My life would end
And it doesn't matter how I cry
My tears of love are a waste of time
If I turn away
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-huh-oh
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-ho-oh-oh-oh
Do-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, hey
Do-do-do, do-do-do-do (ahh)
Can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try
I gave it all
So easily
To you, my love
To dreams that never will come true
Am I strong enough to see it through?
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-huh-oh
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-ho-oh
Oh, if I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-huh-oh (no, nobody)
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-ho-oh (not at all, at all)
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-huh-oh (nobody)
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, uh-ho-oh
If I can't have you
The lyrics of Yvonne Elliman's "If I Can't Have You" speaks of the despair and desperation of someone who is missing a loved one. The song is about a woman who is unable to move on after a failed relationship, and is struggling to come to terms with the fact that her former love is with someone else. She finds it difficult to accept that her love interest has moved on and is with another person. She is filled with uncertainty about how to move forward, and is unsure whether she can handle the situation or lose her mind.
The opening lyrics reveal the singer's hopeless situation, feeling as though her life will end without her true love. The lyrics convey her vulnerability and the depth of her feelings, and the refrain of "If I can't have you, I don't want nobody baby" emphasizes her desperation to be with her ex-lover. The repetition of the refrain shows that she is completely consumed by thoughts of the person she loves, and that without that person, she feels completely lost.
The lyrics capture the despair of someone in love, who is struggling to let go of the past and move forward. Despite the sadness she feels, she is unable to let go completely and still has hope in her heart. The powerful, emotional lyrics of "If I Can't Have You" express the feeling of being hopelessly in love, and the pain of not being able to have the one you love.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't know why
I am not sure why I am surviving every lonely day without you.
I'm survivin' every lonely day
I am enduring every day alone without you.
When there's got to be no chance for me
I feel like there is no hope for me to be with you.
My life would end
Without you, my life feels incomplete and meaningless.
And it doesn't matter how I cry
No matter how much I cry, it does not change the fact that I cannot be with you.
My tears, so far, are a waste of time
My tears have not brought me any closer to being with you.
If I turn away
If I decide to move on from you.
Am I strong enough to see it through
I question whether I have the strength to let go of my feelings for you.
Go crazy is what I will do
I fear that letting go of my feelings for you will drive me crazy.
If I can't have you
If I cannot be with you.
I don't want nobody baby
I do not want to be with anyone else, only you.
If I can't have you, uh-huh, oh
If I cannot be with you, it would be devastating.
Can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try
I cannot seem to let go of my feelings for you, no matter how hard I try.
I gave it up
I have already given up trying to be with you.
So easily
My love for you came so easily to me.
To you my love
I gave all my love to you.
To dreams that never will come true
I gave my love to an impossible dream of being with you.
If I can't have you
If I cannot be with you.
I don't want nobody baby
I do not want to be with anyone else, only you.
If I can't have you, uh-huh, oh
If I cannot be with you, it would be devastating.
If I can't have you
If I cannot be with you.
I don't want nobody baby
I do not want to be with anyone else, only you.
If I can't have you, uh-ho, oh-oh-oh
If I cannot be with you, it would be unbearable.
If I can't have you
If I cannot be with you.
I don't want nobody baby
I do not want to be with anyone else, only you.
If I can't have you, uh-huh, oh
If I cannot be with you, it would be devastating.
If I can't have you
If I cannot be with you.
I don't want nobody baby
I do not want to be with anyone else, only you.
If I can't have you, uh-ho, oh
If I cannot be with you, it would be unbearable.
Lyrics Ā© Kanjian Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Barry Alan Gibb, Maurice Ernest Gibb, Robin Hugh Gibb
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@royjohnson465
@@kevintate2821 ~Very good! I put this together for you, Yvonne Elliman interviews:
https://youtu.be/pMWnm97_vn0
https://youtu.be/ZVJHAlcr1tw
https://youtu.be/_PCLAlqOCbM
https://youtu.be/U3-ZTN0z_LY
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@ticooq
I love you
Don't know why
I'm survivin' ev'ry lonely day
When there's got to be no chance for me
My life would end
And it doesn't matter how I cry
My tears, so far, are a waste of time
If I turn away
Am I strong enough to see it through
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody baby
If I can't have you, uh-huh, oh
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody baby
If I can't have you, uh-ho, oh oh oh
Can't let go and it doesn't matter how I try
I gave it up
So easily
To you my love
To dreams that never will come true
Am I strong enough to see it through
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody baby
If I can't have you, uh-huh, oh
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody baby
If I can't have you, uh-ho, oh
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody baby
If I can't have you, uh-huh, oh
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody baby
If I can't have you, uh-ho oh
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody baby
If I can't have you, uh-huh, oh
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody baby
If I can't have you, uh-ho oh
If I can't have you
@robertoherrera6555
Who is listening in 2024?
@user-hm4oq6wq1n
Sii!! š¼š
@user-og3tq4yj6b
okey
@cel589
Eu. Agora
@cel589
Como eu gostaria de saber o nome da backing vocal de vermelho. Que charme ela danƧando
@uh4832
Love this song so much
@jerrynavarro2404
I start to shed a tear š¢ because we had something special in the 1970s that can never duplicated just appreciated , people back then were so genuine and mellow and full of life not like today. This song šµ reminds me of such beautiful and innocent times ! I actually won a dancing contest with my wife dancing to this song !
@lizard944
I know you can dance. My wife's maiden name is Navarro...lol
@nigellubman716
Agree there was something very special about the 70s that will never be repeated. Miss those times very much.
@jgramage
@@nigellubman716 You mean like key parties?