Payphone
KIDZ BOP Kids Lyrics


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I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I've spent on you
Where have the times gone
Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?

Yeah, I, I know it's hard to remember
The people we used to be
It's even harder to picture
That you're not here next to me
You say it's too late to make it
But is it too late to try?
And in our time that you wasted
All of our bridges burned down

I've wasted my nights
You turned out the lights
Now I'm paralyzed
Still stuck in that time when we called it love
But even the sun sets in paradise

I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I've spent on you
Where have the times gone
Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?

If happy ever after did exist
I would still be holding you like this
All those fairytales are full of air
One more stupid love song I'll be sick

You turned your back on tomorrow
Cause you forgot yesterday
I gave you my love to borrow
But you just gave it away
You can't expect me to be fine
I don't expect you to care
I know I've said it before
But all of our bridges burned down

I've wasted my nights
You turned out the lights
Now I'm paralyzed
Still stuck in that time when we called it love
But even the sun sets in paradise

I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I've spent on you
Where have the times gone
Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?

If happy ever after did exist
I would still be holding you like this
All those fairytales are full of air
One more stupid love song I'll be sick

I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I've spent on you
Where have the times gone
Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?

If happy ever after did exist
I would still be holding you like this




All those fairytales are full of air
One more love song I'll be sick

Overall Meaning

The song "Payphone" by KIDZ BOP Kids tells the story of a person who is at a phone booth trying to call their lover, but all of their change has been spent on the call. The singer is reflecting on how their relationship has fallen apart and they are reminiscing about the good times with their former partner. They wonder where the plans that they have made for their future have gone and how they have ended up in this situation. The singer acknowledges that it's hard to remember the way they used to be and even harder to accept the fact that their partner is no longer with them. Despite the hardships, the singer is still willing to try to make things work, but their partner thinks it's too late. The singer realizes that all of their bridges have been burned down and their former partner has turned their back on them.


The song portrays the sadness that comes with the ending of a relationship. It highlights the importance of communication and how misunderstandings can lead to the downfall of a relationship. The singer is trying to understand where they went wrong and even though their partner has given up, they are still holding on to the hope of a happy ever after.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm at a payphone trying to call home
I am at a payphone, attempting to contact my loved one.


All of my change I've spent on you
I have used up all of my spare money on you.


Where have the times gone
Where did all the moments we shared together disappear to?


Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?
Something is not right, and I am missing the promised future we were supposed to have together.


Yeah, I, I know it's hard to remember
I understand that recalling our past can be difficult.


The people we used to be
The individuals we once were.


It's even harder to picture
It is even more challenging to imagine that you are not beside me anymore.


That you're not here next to me
The absence of your presence by my side.


You say it's too late to make it
You voice that our relationship is beyond repair.


But is it too late to try?
Is it not possible to at least put forth an effort?


And in our time that you wasted
During the period that you misused.


All of our bridges burned down
We have permanently damaged our connection between one another.


I've wasted my nights
I have squandered my evenings.


You turned out the lights
You turned off all the lights.


Now I'm paralyzed
I am now paralyzed and unable to move forward.


Still stuck in that time when we called it love
I am still trapped in the period when we labeled our relationship as love.


But even the sun sets in paradise
However, even the most beautiful locations can experience changes.


If happy ever after did exist
If the concept of everlasting happiness was conceivable.


I would still be holding you like this
I would still be clutching onto you in this manner.


All those fairytales are full of air
All of those idealistic fairytales are unrealistic.


One more stupid love song I'll be sick
I will become sick of one more silly love ballad.


You turned your back on tomorrow
You abandoned our future together.


Cause you forgot yesterday
Because you neglected your stand on our past events.


I gave you my love to borrow
I entrusted you with my love, under the impression you would return it.


But you just gave it away
Instead, you carelessly assigned it to someone else.


You can't expect me to be fine
It is irrational to anticipate me to act as if everything is okay.


I don't expect you to care
In the same way, I do not expect you to feel obligated to be concerned.


I know I've said it before
I am aware that I have already expressed my feelings on this topic.


But all of our bridges burned down
However, our previous communication efforts have resulted in the complete destruction of our relationship.


If happy ever after did exist
Once again, if there was such a thing as eternal happiness.


I would still be holding you like this
I would hold on tight to you, just like this.


All those fairytales are full of air
Once again, those dreamy fairy tales are entirely empty with no real substance.


One more love song I'll be sick
One additional love ballad, and I will become extremely fed up.


I'm at a payphone trying to call home
Once again, I find myself in the same place, dialing your number.


All of my change I've spent on you
Once again, I have exhausted all of my money trying to reach you.


Where have the times gone
Once again, where did the times we spent together disappear to?


Baby it's all wrong, where are the plans we made for two?
Once again, something is not right, and I am missing the future we were supposed to have as a couple.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Benjamin Levin, Adam Noah Levine, Ammar Malik, Daniel Omelio, Johan Karl Schuster, Cameron Jibril Thomaz

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