Heartbreaker / If You Should Ever Be Lonely
Mariah Carey Lyrics


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Gimme your love [32x]
Don't go and break my heart (don't go and break my heart)
You got the best of me
Don't go and break my heart (don't go and break my heart)
You got the best of me

Oh, you love so good
I don't wanna let go
And although I should
I can't leave you alone
Cause you're so disarming
I'm caught up in the mist of you
And I cannot resist at all

Boy if I do
The things you want me to
The way I used to do
Would you love (love) me (me) baby
Or leave me feeling used
Would you go and break my heart

Heartbreaker you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why did you have to run your game on me
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart

Gimme your love [17x]
I want your love
I need your love
Gotta have your love

It's a shame to be so euphoric and weak
When you smile at me
And you tell me the things
That you know are stated to relinquish my love
To you but I cannot resist
At all

Heartbreaker you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh, why did you have to run your game on me
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart

Heartbreaker you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh, why did you have to run your game on me
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart

I keep, I keep coming right back [12x]
I keep on [3x]
I keep on coming back to you
Yea, hey, I, I keep on coming back to you
Yeah
Ooh, I keep coming back

Gimme your love [15x]
Don't go and break my heart
You got the best of me

Don't go and break my heart
Ooh I need your love baby
You got the best of me

Think of the times, moments we shared (shared)
Hearbreaker you got the best of me
Think of the times, moments we shared

I've been thinking bout the way you haven't treated me right
Me right
I've been dreaming bout you baby I can't sleep at night
At night
Cause you know how we make each other feel
We shouldn't be apart (we shouldn't be apart)
So why don't you come on baby don't go and break my heart

If you should ever be lonely think of the times
Think of the moments we shared
If you should ever be lonely think of the times
Think of the moments we shared

You can't lie to me baby cause you're not good at lies
At lies
I can see through you baby right through your eyes
Your eyes
Cause you know how we make each feel
We shouldn't be apart (we shouldn't be apart)
So why don't you come on baby
Don't go and break my heart

If you should ever be lonely think of the times
Think of the moments we shared
If you should ever be lonely think of the times
Think of the moments we shared

Gimme your love [16x]
Don't go and, don't go and, don't go and
Give me your love
I need it
I want it
Gotta have it
Don't go and break my

Heartbreaker you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why did you have to run your game on me
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart

Heartbreaker you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why did you have to run your game on me (Why)
I should have known right from the start
(Known right from the start that you'd)
You'd go and break my heart

Heartbreaker you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly (I keep on coming)
Oh why did you have to run your game on me (Why, why)
I should have known right from the start
(Right from the start you'd go and break my heart)
You'd go and break my heart

Heartbreaker you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why did you have to run your game on me
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart

I keep, I keep coming right back [4x]

Don't go and break my heart (Don't go and break my heart)
You got the best of me
Don't go and break my heart
(No, no, why why, did you have to run your game on me)
You got the best of me
Don't go and break my heart (Don't go and break my heart)

Oh, why, why, baby

You got the best of me
(Think of the times moments we shared (shared))
Why, why, why, why
(Think of the times moments we shared (shared))
Why did you go and break my heart

Heartbreaker you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why did you have to run your game on me
(Why, did you run your game on me)
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart

Heartbreaker you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly (I keep on coming back to you)
Oh why did you have to run your game on me (Why)
I should have known right from the start
(Right from the start you'd go and break my heart)
You'd go and break my heart

Heartbreaker you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why did you have to run your game on me (I love you, I need you)
I should have known right from the start
(Right from the start you'd go and break my heart)
You'd go and break my heart

Heartbreaker you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly (I, I love you baby)
Oh why did you have to run your game on me (Game on me)
I should have known right from the start
(Right from the start you'd go and break my heart)
You'd go and break my heart





You got the best of me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Mariah Carey's Heartbreaker/If You Should Ever Be Lonely start with the repetition of "Gimme your love," where Mariah pleads for her lover to give her love repeatedly. The melody is upbeat, which contrasts with the lyrics, where Mariah conveys her vulnerability by stating "Don't go and break my heart" several times. Mariah admits to being caught up and disarmed by her lover and cannot resist him at all. She then questions her commitment to her lover by asking if she does everything he wants, would he love or leave her feeling used. She accuses him of running his game on her, stating that he got the best of her, and she keeps coming back to him incessantly, although he keeps going and breaking her heart.


The lyrics of Heartbreaker/If You Should Ever Be Lonely convey a tumultuous relationship of a woman who can't resist a man, even though she knows he's not good for her. The chorus conveys this conflict: she's trapped in this situation, but even so, can't resist the pull of her lover. Mariah's lyrics convey her vulnerability and make the listener empathize with how easy it is to fall into a toxic relationship that can often lead to heartbreak.


Line by Line Meaning

Gimme your love [32x]
The singer wants the love and affection of the person she is addressing.


Don't go and break my heart (don't go and break my heart)
The singer is pleading with the person not to hurt her emotionally.


You got the best of me
The person has managed to make the singer fall deeply in love with them.


Oh, you love so good
The singer is expressing her enjoyment and satisfaction with the person's love and affection.


I don't wanna let go
The singer is hesitant to leave the person despite the potential for heartbreak.


And although I should
The singer is aware that she should leave the person to avoid being hurt, but cannot bring herself to do so.


I can't leave you alone
The singer is too attached to the person to walk away.


Cause you're so disarming
The person has a charming and captivating manner that makes it hard for the singer to resist them.


I'm caught up in the mist of you
The singer is lost in her feelings for the person and cannot think clearly.


And I cannot resist at all
The singer is powerless to resist the charms of the person.


Boy if I do
The singer is imagining what would happen if she were to do what the person wanted her to.


The things you want me to
The person is asking the singer to do something specific.


The way I used to do
The person is asking the singer to behave as she did in the past.


Would you love (love) me (me) baby
The singer is questioning whether the person's love for her is genuine.


Or leave me feeling used
The singer is afraid that the person will take advantage of her and then discard her.


Heartbreaker you got the best of me
The person has emotionally overwhelmed and consumed the singer.


But I just keep on coming back incessantly
The singer keeps returning to the person despite the pain they have caused her.


Oh why did you have to run your game on me
The singer is upset that the person has manipulated and deceived her.


I should have known right from the start
The singer regrets not recognizing the person's true intentions earlier on.


Gimme your love [17x]
The singer repeats her desire for the person's love and affection.


I want your love
The singer expresses her desire for the person's love and affection once again.


I need your love
The singer emphasizes her emotional dependence on the person.


Gotta have your love
The singer feels that she cannot live without the person's love and affection.


It's a shame to be so euphoric and weak
The singer is acknowledging that although love makes her feel happy and high, it also makes her vulnerable.


When you smile at me
The person's smile has a powerful effect on the singer's emotions and feelings for them.


And you tell me the things
The person says things to the singer that make her feel loved and desired.


That you know are stated to relinquish my love
The person knows how to say things that make the singer fall more deeply in love with them.


To you but I cannot resist
The singer is powerless to resist the person's statements of love and affection.


At all
The singer is completely overwhelmed by her feelings for the person.


I've been thinking bout the way you haven't treated me right
The singer is unhappy about the way the person has treated her in the past.


Me right
The singer feels that the person has not treated her properly or fairly.


I've been dreaming bout you baby I can't sleep at night
The singer is so consumed by her feelings for the person that she dreams about them and cannot sleep.


Think of the times, moments we shared
The singer is asking the person to remember the good times they had together.


You can't lie to me baby cause you're not good at lies
The singer believes that she can see through the person's lies and deceptions.


I can see through you baby right through your eyes
The singer is confident that she can tell when the person is lying to her.


We shouldn't be apart (we shouldn't be apart)
The singer believes that she and the person should be together.


So why don't you come on baby don't go and break my heart
The singer is once again pleading with the person not to hurt her emotionally.


If you should ever be lonely think of the times
The singer is suggesting to the person that they should remember the good times they had together if they are feeling lonely.


You'd go and break my heart
The singer believes that the person would hurt her emotionally if they were to get back together.


Don't go and, don't go and, don't go and
Once again, the singer pleads with the person not to hurt her emotionally.


Give me your love
The singer repeats her desire for the person's love and affection.


Oh why did you have to run your game on me (Why)
The singer is asking the person why they felt the need to manipulate and deceive her.


(Known right from the start that you'd)
The singer regrets not recognizing the person's true intentions earlier on.


But I just keep on coming back incessantly (I keep on coming)
The singer keeps returning to the person despite the pain they have caused her.


(Think of the times moments we shared (shared))
The singer once again asks the person to remember the good times they had together.


No, no, why why, did you have to run your game on me
The singer is frustrated that the person has manipulated and deceived her.


I love you, I need you
The singer is expressing her love and emotional dependence on the person.


I, I love you baby
The singer repeats her love for the person.


(Game on me)
The singer is upset that the person has manipulated and deceived her.




Lyrics Β© BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Fred Jerkins Iii, Rodney Jerkins, Lashawn Daniels, Kenny Pratt, Fred III Jerkins

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Official Release
Album Version featuring Jay-Z
Remix featuring Da Brat & Missy Elliott
Heartbreaker / "If you should ever be lonely" (Junior's Club Mix)
Heartbreaker / "If you should ever be lonely" (Junior's Club Dub)
Heartbreaker / "If you should ever be lonely" (Junior's Hard Mix)
No Rap Version / Pop Version

Promo
Heartbreaker / "Ain't no fun" (feat Da Brat and Missy Elliott)
On-Air Teaser

Unofficial Release
Junior's Single Mix
Junior's Mixshow Mix
Junior's Vocal Club Mix
Heartbreaker / If You Should Ever Be Lonely (Junior's Club Mix Edit)
Heartbreaker / If You Should Ever Be Lonely (Junior's Vocal Anthem)
Heartbreaker / If You Should Ever Be Lonely (Junior's Hard Dub)



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