Come Back
The Five Stairsteps Lyrics


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Come back
Come back
Come back to me
Where have you gone now?
Off with somone new?
If you really love me
Let me be yoir friend
Just come back
Come.back
To me
Come back
Come back
Come back to me
What have i done
Oooh
To make you feel this way
Oooh
If i cant stop crying
I would have to stay
Just come back
Come back
To me
Come back
Come back to me
Im sa mad about you
Mad about you
Dont know what to do without you
Oiih
You always are on my mind
I dream of you all the time
So come back
Come back
To me
Come back




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Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Five Stairsteps' song "Come Back" express the sentiments of someone pleading for their lover to return to them. The repeated lines of "Come back to me" underscores the desperation of the singer, as they try to understand why their lover has left and if there is any way to recapture their affections.


The singer questions if their lover has found someone new, and admits that they are still very much in love with them. They plea for the chance to still be friends with their lover, even if the romantic relationship may have ended. The lines "If I can't stop crying, I would have to stay" demonstrate the emotional turmoil that the singer is going through, as they cannot bear the thought of losing their lover for good.


The lines "I'm so mad about you, don't know what to do without you" and "You always are on my mind, I dream of you all the time" reveal just how much the singer's lover means to them, and how much they miss them. Ultimately, the lyrics to "Come Back" showcase the pain and heartbreak that can come with a failed relationship, and the longing for things to be restored to how they once were.


Line by Line Meaning

Come back
The singer is pleading for their loved one to return to them.


Come back to me
The singer is directly addressing their loved one and asking them to return to their relationship.


Where have you gone now?
The singer is expressing confusion about why their loved one has left and left them feeling alone.


Off with someone new?
The singer is questioning whether their loved one has moved on to a new romantic partner.


If you really love me
The singer is acknowledging that their loved one may still have feelings for them and is asking them to act on those feelings.


Let me be your friend
The singer is offering to maintan a relationship with their loved one even if it's not a romantic one.


What have I done to make you feel this way
The singer is reflecting on their own behavior and wondering if they did something that caused their loved one to leave them.


If I can't stop crying, I would have to stay
The singer is explaining that they are so heartbroken that if they can't find a way to stop crying, they may be stuck in their sadness forever.


I'm so mad about you, don't know what to do without you
The singer is expressing how much they are still in love with their loved one and how lost they feel without them.


You always are on my mind, I dream of you all the time
The singer cannot stop thinking about their loved one and how much they miss them.


So come back to me
The singer is once again pleading for their loved one to return to them.




Writer(s): C.n. Burke Jr., G.k. Fowler, C.n. Burke

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