If I Can't Have You
Saturday Night Fever Lyrics
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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
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, I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, ah hah hah, oh
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, ah hah hah, oh
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, ah hah hah, oh
Oh, if I can't have you, I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, ah hah hah, oh (no, nobody)
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, ah hah hah, oh (I don't want nobody)
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, ah hah hah, oh (nobody)
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't have you, ah hah hah, oh
If I can't have you
The lyrics of "If I Can't Have You" from the soundtrack of the film "Saturday Night Fever" express the pain and desperation of unrequited love. The singer reveals that he or she has given everything to the person they love but they cannot let go even though the love interest might not reciprocate their feelings. The repeated line "If I can't have you, I don't want nobody, baby" is a clear way of expressing the depth of the singer's devotion, indicating that there is only one person that they want and if they can't have them, they don't want anyone else. The singer also mentions the possibility of going crazy if they can't have the one they love. This could be seen as a nod to the emotional turmoil that unrequited love can cause.
The song was written by Barry Gibb and originally intended for Yvonne Elliman, who played the role of Mary Magdalene in the original concept album of Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway. However, when Robert Stigwood, who produced both the album and the film Saturday Night Fever, asked the Bee Gees to contribute to the soundtrack, they submitted "If I Can't Have You" as their contribution, and it was ultimately sung by the British pop group, the Bee Gees. The Bee Gees' version reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978, becoming their fifth No. 1 hit in the United States.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't know why I'm surviving every lonely day
I don't understand why I'm able to keep going even though I feel so alone all the time.
When there's got to be no chance for me
I don't see a way that I could ever find love, even though I want it so badly.
My life would end and it doesn't matter how I cry
If I can't find someone to love, my life wouldn't have any meaning or purpose, no matter how much I cry about it.
My tears of love are a waste of time if I turn away
If I stop trying to find love, then all the tears I've shed over it so far will have been for nothing.
Am I strong enough to see it through?
I'm not sure if I have the strength to keep going and searching for love when it seems like it's impossible to find.
Go crazy is what I will do
If I can't find love, I might just lose my mind.
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody, baby
If I can't be with you, then I don't want to be with anyone else.
Can't let go, and it doesn't matter how I try
I can't seem to move on from my feelings for you, no matter how hard I try.
I gave it all so easily, to you my love
I was willing to give you everything, without hesitation, because I loved you so much.
To dreams that never will come true
I had hopes and dreams for our future together, but I know now that they will never be realized.
Oh, if I can't have you, I don't want nobody, baby (no, nobody)
I want you so much that if I can't be with you, then I don't want to be with anyone else, and I mean nobody.
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody, baby (I don't want nobody)
I want to be with you so badly that if it can't happen, then I don't want to be with anyone else, and I mean anybody.
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody, baby (no, nobody)
Again, I want to emphasize that I want you so much that I don't want to be with anyone else, and I mean nobody.
If I can't have you, I don't want nobody, baby
The sentiment is still the same - I want to be with you so badly that if it's not possible, then I don't want to be with anyone else.
Contributed by Muhammad F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Gil Loera
IM STILL DANCING TO THIS RECORD AT 75 YEARS OLD!
UNBELIEVABLE
Revelation 4 : 11
I nie przestawaj ...
MyPassionRC- Studio XD40 Lou's RC Garage
Right on brother, me too😃🙏☮️✝️
Sandie
52 and right there with you
Sandie
Back in germany this with would be danced with a faster paced foxtrot
No one here to to ever try with me...
Wanna dance?
MARA CAPRIO CULINÁRIA E DICAS
Muitas saudades
Nicol González
Love music
Mr. Gerald
I was born in 71’ and every time I hear this song I think about my mom dancing with me twirling me around when I was 6 years old singing the chorus...I love you mommy 😔 memories
Jerry Navarro
I bet you miss it more than words can ever explain right ?
si
71 here aswell mate remember my mum singing away to this