Tata Young (born Amita Marie Young; December 14, 1980 in Bangkok, Thailand)… Read Full Bio ↴Tata Young (born Amita Marie Young; December 14, 1980 in Bangkok, Thailand), is a Thai-American singer, model, actress and dancer. She gained prominence when she placed first in a national singing contest at age 11, subsequently signing a record deal and releasing her first album Amita Tata Young (1996). Within five months, the album had sold over one million copies. Young has released three english studio albums, I Believe (2004), Temperature Rising (2006) and Ready for Love (2009).

Young has acted in three films, The Red Bike Story (Jakkayan See Daeng), O-Negative and Plai Tien a TV drama Wick of the Candle. She sang "Reach For The Stars" at the Bangkok opening ceremony for the 13th Asian Games in 1998 and also sang Dhoom Dhoom, the English version of the title song for the 2004 Bollywood movie Dhoom.

I Guess I Never Knew My Baby
Tata Young Lyrics

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I Guess I Never Knew My Baby
演唱：Tata Young
Tata Young-I Guess I Never Knew My Baby
Sitting looking at your photograph
And I remember how we used to laugh
How it makes me smile
Though it's been a while
It makes me think about what could have been

But we were just too young to understand
What is here today
Can just slip away
But the one thing I regret
That I haven't told you yet
I'm saying I
Never trusted you the way I should
I guess I never knew my baby
I guess my baby never knew me
And tell me why
We never did the things we could
I guess I never knew my baby
I guess my baby never knew me
at all at all
Tata Young-I Guess I Never Knew My Baby
One of the lessons that we learnt too late
We never knew how to communicate
'Cause when I held you near
all of my words disappear
You got the right to say I wasn't fair
I could have shown you more love and care
But I know that it was wrong
it was wrong it was wrong
But it just carried on
And we pretended we were fine
But we we're lying all the time
I'm saying I
Never trusted you the way I should
I guess I never knew my baby
I guess my baby never knew me
And tell me why
We never did the things we could
I guess I never knew my baby
I guess my baby never knew me
at all at all
Tata Young-I Guess I Never Knew My Baby
But the one thing I regret
That I haven't told you yet
I'm saying I
Never trusted you the way I should
I guess I never knew my baby
I guess my baby never knew me
And tell me why
We never did the things we could
I guess I never knew my baby

I guess my baby never knew me
at all at all

Overall Meaning

Tata Young's song "I Guess I Never Knew My Baby" is a contemplative ballad that reflects on a past relationship. The song begins with the singer, sitting and looking at a photograph of her former lover, reminiscing on the memories of how they used to laugh and moments that brought them joy. It makes her smile, but it also makes her realize that they were young and didn't understand how the present can quickly become the past. She regrets that she never trusted her lover enough, which may have led to the breakdown of their relationship.

As the song progresses, Tata Young acknowledges that they never knew how to communicate with each other, which ultimately played a significant role in their relationship's collapse. She also acknowledges her unfairness towards her lover and how she could have shown more love and care. The tragic irony of the song is that despite the time they spent together, the singer never felt like she knew or was known by her lover. They pretended that everything was fine, but they were lying to each other all the time.

In conclusion, "I Guess I Never Knew My Baby" is a poignant song that examines the breakdown of communication in a relationship, which ultimately leads to the loss of trust and the breakdown of love. Tata Young's lyrics offer a glimpse into the regrets and shortcomings she had in her relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

Sitting looking at your photograph
Reflecting on memories of my past love

And I remember how we used to laugh
I recall the moments we shared happiness

How it makes me smile
I feel a sense of joy when I think of the past

Though it's been a while
Even though a significant time has passed

It makes me think about what could have been
It provokes thoughts of what our relationship could have become

But we were just too young to understand
We were immature and inexperienced then

What is here today
What we have today

Can just slip away
Can easily vanish or disappear

But the one thing I regret
I have a singular remorse

That I haven't told you yet
I have yet to reveal it to you

I'm saying I
Here and now I declare

Never trusted you the way I should
I didn't trust you as much as I ought to have

I guess I never knew my baby
Maybe I didn't fully understand you

And tell me why
Give me an explanation

We never did the things we could
We didn't make the most of our relationship

at all at all
None whatsoever

One of the lessons that we learnt too late
We learned an important after it was too late

We never knew how to communicate
We lacked verbal interaction skills

'Cause when I held you near
At times when I embraced you

all of my words disappear
I couldn't express my feelings

You got the right to say I wasn't fair
You had valid reasons to accuse me of not being impartial

I could have shown you more love and care
I could have expressed more affection towards you

But I know that it was wrong
I realize that my approach to our relationship was incorrect

But it just carried on
Despite that, we prolonged our relationship

And we pretended we were fine
We acted as if everything was okay

But we we're lying all the time
In reality, we weren't truthful

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANDERS SVEN BAGGE, ARNTHOR BIRGISSON, SEBASTIAN NYLUND, WAYNE ANTHONY HECTOR

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