Don't, don't want you back
(Hey yeah)

You hit me faster than a shark attack
You saw my picture
On the Backstreet's Back, alright
And you were more than just a pretty face
But how you fooled me, I'm still amazed baby
But I should have known that I would be
Another victim of your sexuality
But now we're done and over with
Don't, don't want you back

Don't want you back
'Cause you're no good for me
I know
That's all I can say
Don't want you back
Forgive my honesty but you gotta go
I, I don't want you back

You started going out with so-called friends
But I was blind and so I lost all common sense
But there were things that made me realize
Like all the hundred no, thousand lies

Don't want you back
'Cause you're no good for me
I know
That's all I can say
Don't want you back
Forgive my honesty but you gotta go
I, I don't want you back

Ah ah ah, you know I, I don't want you back
(That's right)

Baby, don't bother telling me your reasons why

Just let us sing this story 'bout you and I
Don't want you back
That's all I know
Don't want you back (don't want you back)
All I can say
Don't want you back
You know you gotta go

Don't want you back
'Cause you're no good for me
I know
That's all I can say
Don't want you back
Forgive my honesty but you gotta go
I, I don't want you back (don't want you back)
That's all I know
That's all I can say
Don't want you back
Don't want you back
You know you gotta go
I, I don't want you back


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Don't Want You Back Lyrics as written by Martin Max

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    Absolutely fantastic song. One of their best uptempos! Shoulda been a single!!

    HELENzon January 02, 2013   Link

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