Back To You
Jason Schwartzman Lyrics
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But I know you can't
And I know you wouldn't anyway
Wouldn't it be good if you could stay
And I know you wouldn't anyway
Oh I know you have to go
Yes I know you have to go
So why won't you take me
With you
Whoa
I will wait
As long
As it
Will take
Me to
Get back
To you
I will wait
As long
As it
Will take
Me to
Get back
To you
Fly
To you
Wouldn't it be good if you could stay
But I know you can't
And I know you wouldn't anyway
Wouldn't it be good if you could stay
But I know you can't
And I know you wouldn't anyway
Oh I know you have to go
Yes I know you have to go
So why won't you take me
With you
Whoa
I will wait
As long
As it
Will take
Me to
Get back
To you
I will wait
As long
As it
Will take
Me to
Get back
To you
Fly
Oh fly
To you
Well I know you have to go
Yes I know you have to go
But why won't you take me
With you
Whoa
I will wait
As long
As it
Will take
Me to
Get back
To you
I will wait
As long
As it
Will take
Me to
Get back
To you
Fly
Oh fly
Oh fly
Oh fly
To you
To you
To you
To you
To you
To you
To you
To you
To you
Sun is out
The sky is blue
And all I do is dream of you
And all my baby's gone
I don't have much
No just a few
And all I do is dream of you
And all my baby's gone gone gone
And all my baby's gone
Sun don't shine
Sun don't shine
When your baby's gone away
Sun don't shine
Sun don't shine
When your baby's gone away
When your baby's gone away
Ay ay
The lyrics of Jason Schwartzman's song "Back To You" capture the feeling of longing and loss when a loved one has to leave. The repeated refrain of "Wouldn't it be good if you could stay? But I know you can't, and I know you wouldn't anyway" is a poignant reminder that even when we want someone to stay with us, circumstances (and sometimes the other person's own desires) can make that impossible. Although the singer expresses a desire to be taken with the departing loved one, they acknowledge that this is unlikely to happen, and so they must wait for a chance to return to the person they miss so deeply.
The second half of the song adds another layer to the feelings being expressed. The singer describes dreaming of the absent person, and how all they have left are a few memories. The repetition of "all my baby's gone" underscores how deeply this absence is felt. The seeming futility of waiting to see the person again is acknowledged in lines like "as long as it will take me to get back to you" - there's a sense that the wait could be forever, but still the singer holds on to hope.
Line by Line Meaning
Wouldn't it be good if you could stay
The singer wishes the person he loves could stay with him
But I know you can't
He acknowledges that it's not possible for that person to stay
And I know you wouldn't anyway
He also accepts that even if it was possible, that person wouldn't stay
Oh I know you have to go
The person he loves has to leave, and he knows it
Yes I know you have to go
He repeats that he knows the person he loves has to leave
So why won't you take me with you
The singer wonders why he can't go with the person he loves
I will wait
The singer is determined to wait for his loved one to come back
As long as it will take
He is willing to wait for as long as it takes for his loved one to return
Me to get back to you
He wants to come back to the person he loves
Fly to you
He wants to fly to the person he loves
Well I know you have to go
The singer acknowledges again that the person he loves has to leave
But why won't you take me with you
He insists on wanting to go with them
Sun is out, the sky is blue
He describes the weather, which contrasts with him missing his loved one
And all I do is dream of you
He can't help but think about his loved one all the time
And all my baby's gone
He acknowledges that his loved one isn't around anymore
I don't have much, no just a few
He doesn't have much without his loved one
Sun don't shine when your baby's gone away
He expresses how his world is dark and gloomy without his loved one
Ay ay
This is an expression of pain or sadness
Contributed by Liliana Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.