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I Want You Back
Straight No Chaser Lyrics

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When I had you to myself, I didn't want you around
Those pretty faces always make you stand out in a crowd
But someone picked you from the bunch, one glance was all it took
Now it's much too late for me to take a second look

Oh baby, give me one more chance (To show you that I love you)
Won't you please let me back in your heart
Oh darlin', I was blind to let you go (Let you go, baby)

But now since I see you in her arms (I want you back)
Yes I do now (I want you back)
Ooh ooh baby (I want you back)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah (I want you back)
Na na na na

Trying to live without your love is one long sleepless night
Let me show you, boy, that I know wrong from right
Every street you walk on, I leave tear stains on the ground
Following the boy I didn't even want around

Let me tell ya now
Oh baby, all I need is one more chance (To show you that I love you)
Won't you please let me back in your heart
Oh darlin', I was blind to let you go (Let you go, baby)
Now since I see you in her arms

I want you
I want you
Ooh, all I want
All I need
All I want
All I need
Yes I do
All I need

Is one more chance now
To show you that I love you
Baby baby baby baby oh (I want you back)
Forget what happened then (I want you back)
Let me live again

Oh baby, I was blind to let you go
Now since I see you in her arms (I want you back)
Spare me of this cost (I want you back)
Give back what I lost

Oh baby, I need one more chance, yea yea
To show you that I love you
Ha oh
I want you back

Yes I do now
I want you back

Overall Meaning

The song "I Want You Back" by Straight No Chaser is about a man who realizes that he was foolish to let go of the woman he loved. The first verse states how he didn't appreciate her when she was around, and only now that she's with someone else does he see her worth. He asks for a second chance to prove his love and show her that he can be a better man. The chorus repeats his desire to have her back in his life, and he acknowledges his blindness in letting her go. The second verse highlights his current struggle without her, even going as far as leaving tear stains on the ground in her wake. He promises to make things right if given the chance and declares that all he needs is one more chance to show her his love.

Line by Line Meaning

When I had you to myself, I didn't want you around
I took your love for granted and didn't appreciate your presence

Those pretty faces always make you stand out in a crowd
You were so attractive that it was hard for me to keep you to myself

But someone picked you from the bunch, one glance was all it took
Another person saw your true worth and that was enough for them to take you away from me

Now it's much too late for me to take a second look
I realize now that I made a mistake and want you back but it might be too late

Oh baby, give me one more chance (To show you that I love you)
I am begging for another opportunity to prove my love for you

Won't you please let me back in your heart
Please give me a chance to be with you again and let me into your heart

Trying to live without your love is one long sleepless night
I can't bear the thought of living without you and it keeps me up at night

Let me show you, boy, that I know wrong from right
I want to prove to you that I have learned from my mistake and am capable of making things right

Every street you walk on, I leave tear stains on the ground
Wherever you go, my heart cries out for you and I can't help but feel the pain of losing you

Following the boy I didn't even want around
The person who took you away from me is not even someone I would have picked for you

All I need is one more chance (To show you that I love you)
I just need one more opportunity to make things right and prove my love for you

Now since I see you in her arms
Seeing you with someone else makes me realize that I want you back even more

Spare me of this cost (I want you back)
Please don't make me pay the price of losing you forever

Give back what I lost
I want to regain what I lost when I let you go and cherish it forever

Ha oh
An expression of longing or a sigh for lost love

Yes I do now
An affirmation of the strong desire to have the person back in their life

Ooh ooh baby (I want you back)
A plea to the person they love to come back to them

Yeah yeah yeah yeah (I want you back)
An expression of desperation to get the person back into their life

Na na na na
A vocalization of the desire to be reunited with the one they love

Forget what happened then (I want you back)
A request to put the past behind them and start over again

Let me live again
An expression of hope and a desire to start anew with the person they love

Baby baby baby baby oh (I want you back)
A reminder of the love they once shared and a plea to have it back

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, Deke Richards, Berry Gordy Jr

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