I Want You Back
Space Cowboy Lyrics


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I keep it to myself I do not what to do
Cause everyday when i wake up all i do is think on you
I try to tell my friends and there is nothing wrong
but then they ask me why i always play that song
The one that says i want you back again
the one that says i miss you as a friend

i know i was a bad boy and make you wait
and now i know what i want but now i think it maybe too late

(x4)
I want you back yeah yeah!
I want you back again yeah yeah!

And now i feel so alone i know where i can go
to drown my sorrows and talk to somebody i dont know

i go on every night and find somebody new
the trouble is it that always look like you

the one that says come home whit me tonight
and we walk under the stars tonight

I know that shes a bad girl and not soo great And Now
I know what i want but now i think it maybe too late

(x4)
I want you back yeah yeah!
I want you back again yeah yeah!

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh EhhhOhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhh

funny how you always want, what u carnt have
funny how the grass is greener on the otherside
funny how the tables turn, play with fire you get burned
some people will never learn
weeeeohhh weeeeoohhh

(x 4)




I want you back
I want you back again

Overall Meaning

The first verse of Space Cowboy’s song “I Want You Back” expresses a heartfelt longing for a former lover, one that the singer cannot shake off even after some time has passed. They keep their feelings hidden, unsure of what to do, and instead spend every day consumed by thoughts of the one they miss. They try telling friends, but the reaction they get always ends up disappointing. What nobody understands is that every time the calming voice of the song’s chorus tells them “I want you back yeah yeah!” or “I miss you as a friend”, they feel closer to the one who got away. The second verse sees the singer struggling to cope with their loneliness, and finding solace in strangers who remind them of the lost love. They acknowledge that they have changed, even though they were once a “bad boy” who caused pain to their former partner. The old wounds seem to have healed and now they are ready to reconcile, but they wonder if it is too late.


The lines “funny how you always want what you can't have / funny how the grass is greener on the other side / funny how the tables turn, play with fire you get burned / some people will never learn” seemingly signal the singer’s understanding that they were foolish to let go of a great love. However, throughout the song, it is not clear who wronged whom. It is possible that the love interest is not willing to give the singer another chance, and instead they are both grasping onto a past that is impossible to revive. The mention of returning to someone’s home and walking under the stars underscores this sense of longing for something that is no longer accessible. Overall, the song is a powerful reminder of the pain of lost love – the questions that keep us up at night, the visions of the beloved one that ambush us when we least expect it, the struggle to move on and the realization that we might never be able to.


Line by Line Meaning

I keep it to myself I do not what to do
I am keeping my feelings for you to myself because I am confused about what to do


Cause everyday when i wake up all i do is think on you
Every day when I wake up, you are the first thing that comes to my mind and I can't stop thinking about you


I try to tell my friends and there is nothing wrong
I have tried telling my friends about my feelings for you, but I don't see anything wrong with having these feelings


but then they ask me why i always play that song
My friends ask me why I always listen to the song that says I want you back and miss you as a friend


The one that says i want you back again
The song I listen to expresses my desire to have you back in my life again


the one that says i miss you as a friend
The song also suggests that even if we can't be together romantically, I still miss having you as a friend


i know i was a bad boy and make you wait
I am aware that I behaved badly towards you and made you wait for me


and now i know what i want but now i think it maybe too late
Even though I now know what I want, I fear that it might be too late to get back with you


I want you back yeah yeah!
I want you back and I am expressing my desire through this song


I want you back again yeah yeah!
I want you back in my life again and the song highlights this desire


And now i feel so alone i know where i can go
I feel lonely now, but I know where to go to find some solace


to drown my sorrows and talk to somebody i dont know
I go to someplace where I can drink and talk to strangers to alleviate my sorrow


i go on every night and find somebody new
Every night, I try to find someone new to distract myself from my feelings for you


the trouble is it that always look like you
The problem is that I always end up finding someone who resembles you in some way


the one that says come home whit me tonight
I find someone who asks me to come home with them and spend the night together


and we walk under the stars tonight
We walk under the stars together, but I can't help but think of you


I know that shes a bad girl and not soo great And Now
I know that the person I'm with is not a good match for me and not as great as you


I know what i want but now i think it maybe too late
Even though I know what I truly want, I am worried that it might be too late now to reconcile with you


ohhhhhhhhhhhhh EhhhOhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhh
This line is a musical interlude with no specific meaning


funny how you always want, what u carnt have
It's funny how we always desire what we cannot have, and in my case, it's you


funny how the grass is greener on the otherside
It's amusing how we always think that the grass is greener on the other side, but in reality, it's not


funny how the tables turn, play with fire you get burned
It's strange how events turn out unexpectedly when we take risks, and sometimes those risks lead to negative consequences


some people will never learn
Some people will never learn from their mistakes, but I hope that I can improve myself and make amends with you


weeeeohhh weeeeoohhh
This line is another musical interlude with no specific meaning


I want you back
This line is a repetition of the chorus, reinforcing my desire to have you back in my life again


I want you back again
This line is a repetition of the chorus, expressing my desire to be reunited with you one more time




Writer(s): Nick Dresti Copyright: Tiger Trax Limited

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Lisa van der Wiel

This gave me an adrenaline-rush =D

Ryan A

how awesome is space cowboy??

zerogravity11

Epic :) space cowboy your elite

xXsweetbitch02Xx

hhaha id love to have this song PLAYED back again :) whoops I broke the replay button :D

Aureneau

whoahs, dis is gonna give me heartattack wit da beat...oh lol but i must say i love this regardless

Patricia Palma

perfect

pipi21

his lyrics R always so funny

SpongeBob

I love him

Courtney Harris

my ex sent me this song.... aha

That Indie GF

sounds like jumpstyle xD GOTT! xD JUmp JUMp

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