Wish You Were Here
Enrique Lyrics
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They just pass us by
Seems like yesterday
You were in my life
You always wanted to start a family
I was way too young
I was runnin' free
If you could only see me now
You'd realize
I'm not the boy who made you cry
You gave yourself
I didn't see it
You died in me
I should have saved you
I wish you were here with me
I thought I knew it all
How stupid could I be
I think of what I had
And it makes me weep
If you could only see me now
You'd realize
I'm not the boy who made you cry
You gave yourself
I didn't see it
You died in me
I should have saved you
Wish you were here with me
Sometimes
You hurt the ones who love you most
And sometimes
You hold the ones who leave you lost
And sometimes
You learn, but it's too late
It's too late
You gave yourself
I didn't see it
You died in me
I should have saved you
You gave yourself
Why did you give yourself to me
You died in me
Why was I too blind to see
Wish you were here with me
(Funny how the years, they just pass us by)
Enrique Iglesias’s Wish You Were Here sings of regret for the loss of a loved one. The song reflects on the passage of time and how quickly it can move. “Funny how the years, they just pass us by, seems like yesterday, you were in my life,” he sings. The lyrics narrate that a woman he loved had always wanted to start a family, but he was too young and impulsive to understand her desires. He regrets his choices, and not understanding her wish, as he realizes that he was the reason their relationship did not work out.
Towards the end of the song, Enrique reflects that sometimes you hurt the ones who love you most and that sometimes you learn too late. He wishes that he had valued and saved her when he had the chance, and the regret of a failed relationship continues to haunt him. The song’s words are full of remorse, the pain of lost love and lost time, and a fervent wish to bring back what has been lost.
Overall, the song’s lyrics are a reflection on the value of relationships and how easily we can let them slip away. It paints a picture of regret about the past decisions one has made, and the importance of valuing those we love.
Line by Line Meaning
Funny how the years, they just pass us by
It's strange to think about how time moves quickly, and before you know it, years have gone by.
Seems like yesterday, you were in my life
It feels like it wasn't long ago that you were a part of my life.
You always wanted to start a family
You had dreams of having a family with me.
I was way too young, I was runnin' free
I was young and not ready for the type of commitment that starting a family would bring.
If you could only see me now, you'd realize
If you could see me now, you would understand or see something about me that's different from when we were together.
I'm not the boy who made you cry
I've grown up and changed since the time when I caused you pain.
You gave yourself, I didn't see it, you died in me
You gave your love to me, but I didn't fully appreciate or recognize it until it was gone, and now a part of you lives on in me.
I should have saved you
I should have done more to protect you from harm or from whatever led to our separation.
I wish you were here with me
I long for your presence and wish that we were still together.
I thought I knew it all
I used to believe that I had all the answers and could handle anything but now I realize how foolish that was.
How stupid could I be
I now see how foolish or naive I was in the past.
I think of what I had and it makes me weep
When I reflect on what we once had, it brings me to tears.
Sometimes you hurt the ones who love you most
Sometimes, the people who care about you the most are the ones who you end up causing pain to.
And sometimes you hold the ones who leave you lost
Sometimes, you cling onto people who have already left you feeling lost or without direction in life.
And sometimes you learn, but it's too late
There are moments when you learn valuable lessons, but by the time you do, it's already too late to apply them in the moment.
You gave yourself, why did you give yourself to me
You gave so much of yourself to me, and I wonder why or what made you do that.
You died in me, why was I too blind to see
A part of you still lives on inside of me, but for some reason, I couldn't see that when we were together.
Wish you were here with me
I deeply wish that you were still in my life, by my side.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: PAUL MICHAEL BARRY, ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, MARK PHILIP TAYLOR
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