This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Oh the ladies love me
That's what my mama said
So are you calling her a liar
Or will you come home with me instead
I can buy you a drink (I'll buy you any drink)
I can buy you a house (I'll buy you any house)
I can buy you anything
Just to get a look into your blouse
You'd better love me or give me my money back
This ain't a head game baby this is a heart attack
We had an oral contract
You're breaking federal law
You can't just leave me here
Come back where you belong oh
Maybe the time isn't right
But you can see my schedule is wide open
Maybe I'm just not your type
But there's no bigger fish here in the whole wide ocean
I'm tryin' harder than I should
Can't I just administer a love potion
Maybe I'm not looking good
No need to kiss me with your eyes open
I never saw it coming
Didn't think you'd easily distract
You were hot and he was cool but sometimes
Opposites attract
You're seeking outside counsel
On the long distance line
Take back that SOS
Let's save ourselves some time
You'd better love me or give me my money back
This ain't a head game baby this is a heart attack
We had an oral contract
You're breaking federal law
You can't just leave me here
Come back where you belong oh
Maybe the time isn't right
But you can see my schedule is wide open
Maybe I'm just not your type
But there's no bigger fish here in the whole wide ocean
I'm trying harder than I should
Can't I just administer a love potion
Maybe I'm not looking good
No need to kiss me with your eyes open
You'd better love me or give me my money back
This ain't a head game baby this is a heart attack
We had an oral contract
You're breaking federal law
You can't just leave me here
So come back to where you belong
That's what my mama said
So are you calling her a liar
Or will you come home with me instead
I can buy you a drink (I'll buy you any drink)
I can buy you a house (I'll buy you any house)
I can buy you anything
Just to get a look into your blouse
You'd better love me or give me my money back
This ain't a head game baby this is a heart attack
We had an oral contract
You're breaking federal law
You can't just leave me here
Come back where you belong oh
Maybe the time isn't right
But you can see my schedule is wide open
Maybe I'm just not your type
But there's no bigger fish here in the whole wide ocean
I'm tryin' harder than I should
Can't I just administer a love potion
Maybe I'm not looking good
No need to kiss me with your eyes open
I never saw it coming
Didn't think you'd easily distract
You were hot and he was cool but sometimes
Opposites attract
You're seeking outside counsel
On the long distance line
Take back that SOS
Let's save ourselves some time
You'd better love me or give me my money back
This ain't a head game baby this is a heart attack
We had an oral contract
You're breaking federal law
You can't just leave me here
Come back where you belong oh
Maybe the time isn't right
But you can see my schedule is wide open
Maybe I'm just not your type
But there's no bigger fish here in the whole wide ocean
I'm trying harder than I should
Can't I just administer a love potion
Maybe I'm not looking good
No need to kiss me with your eyes open
You'd better love me or give me my money back
This ain't a head game baby this is a heart attack
We had an oral contract
You're breaking federal law
You can't just leave me here
So come back to where you belong
Lyrics submitted by arcarsenal
Love Me or Give Me My Money Back Lyrics as written by Harry Rackmil
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
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