Ooh, ooh
Oh, oh, ooh
Oh, oh, sweet love, yeah

I didn't mean it when I said I didn't love you so
I shoulda held on tight, I never shoulda let you go
I didn't know nothing, I was stupid, I was foolish
I was lying to myself
I could not fathom that I would ever be without your love
Never imagined I'd be sitting here beside myself
'Cause I didn't know you, 'cause I didn't know me
But I thought I knew everything
I never felt

The feeling that I'm feeling
Now that I don't hear your voice
Or have your touch and kiss your lips
'Cause I don't have a choice
Oh, what I wouldn't give to have you lying by my side
Right here, 'cause, baby (we belong together)

When you left I lost a part of me (together)
It's still so hard to believe (come back, come back)
Come back, baby, please (come back, come back)
'Cause we belong together

Who else am I gon' lean on when times get rough?
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone 'til the sun comes up?
Who's gonna take your place? There ain't nobody better
Oh, baby, baby, we belong together

I can't sleep at night
When you are on my mind
Bobby Womack's on the radio
Singin' to me "If you think you're lonely now"
Wait a minute, this is too deep (too deep)
I gotta change the station
So I turn the dial, trying to catch a break
And then I hear Babyface
I only think of you
And it's breaking my heart
I'm trying to keep it together
But I'm falling apart
I'm feeling all out of my element
I'm throwing things, cryin'
Tryin' to figure out where the hell I went wrong
The pain reflected in this song
Ain't even half of what I'm feeling inside
I need you, need you back in my life
Baby (my life, my life)

When you left I lost a part of me (together)
It's still so hard to believe (come back, come back)
Come back, baby, please (come back, come back)
'Cause we belong together

Who else am I gon' lean on when times get rough?
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone 'til the sun comes up?
Who's gonna take your place? There ain't nobody better
Oh, baby, baby, we belong together

Baby
When you left I lost a part of me (together)
It's still so hard to believe (come back, come back)
Come back, baby, please (come back, come back)
'Cause we belong together

Who am I gon' lean on when times get rough?
Who's gon' talk to me 'til the sun comes up?
Who's gon' take your place? There ain't nobody better
Oh, baby, baby, we belong together

(Who will?)
(Who will?)
(Who will?)
We belong together


Lyrics submitted by tinkerbabie

We Belong Together Lyrics as written by Darnell Bristol Bobby Womack

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BALLADS BY DESIGN, Bluewater Music Corp., MISTER JOHNSON'S JAMS MUSIC, Abkco Music Inc., Hipgnosis Songs Group

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  • +3
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    I have been anti-mariah for as long as I can remember, but this song is actually pretty good.

    kmk_natashaon May 28, 2005   Link
  • +2
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    First of all I just want to comment on how much I love Mariah and that I am proud to be the first to comment on this song. I also wanted to add that this song is at the top of my list on her best. The meaning is obvious...it is about a man who she is no longer with but misses dearly. It is about always reuniting with your true love and who u belong with!

    lovable89on April 12, 2005   Link
  • +2
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    Great song. Pretty self-explanatory.

    tophoril_razon May 22, 2005   Link
  • +2
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    ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. cant even explain how much i like it. after my and my boyfriend brokeup, i was on the phone with him and this song came on and he said i was our song... mariah carey always has made songs that tough the heart...

    MiSS h0mion June 06, 2005   Link
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    WOW! i love this song for so many reasons. i knew it was a song that my baby liked and then we had some problems and every time i heard this song i just thought about them even more. just everything about it reminds me of how i was feeling without this special person in my life. i love my baby so much. and this song is all that could keep me going through those rough times and now everything's all good and i'm so happy once again. i love my baby so much and it's because of this song that i can be myself once again. i love you sean!!!

    punkrawker07on June 13, 2005   Link
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    i have to admit that up until now i hated mariah carey, i really didnt think she was all that, but after listening 2 this song - god she is amazing!! its so easy to listen to this song and relate to bits of it ( if not all of it) i love it!!

    bluebellzon August 14, 2005   Link
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    so deep....its very great song. with her angelic voice... "I only think of you And it's breaking my heart I'm trying to keep it together But I'm falling apart" oh God.. i miss her so much! damn hahaa

    de_bayzon April 05, 2006   Link
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    gooooosh mariah has a lovely voice!!! this is a great song... great meaning... i love her voice not many people can reach that many octaves!! such a sad but great song!!!

    lilcutie8806on September 06, 2006   Link
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    OK... I am a HUGE Mariah fan... and I LOVE this songs and so many other songs by Mariah BUT this is one of my ALL time favorite songs. It is about true love... no matter where you go or who you go with... you will always think of your true love. Unfortunately, real life doesn't play out like the video MUST of the time... so you just have to think of that person ALL the time! It's a battle everyday... some days I keep it together, other days I fall apart!

    mijoison November 01, 2006   Link
  • +2
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    this is just an amazing pop song

    missmeon March 03, 2007   Link

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