The Corrs – What Can I Do

I haven't slept at all in days
It's been so long since we've talked
And I have been here many times
I just don't know what I'm doing wrong

What can I do to make you love me
What can I do to make you care
What can I say to make you feel this
What can I do to get you there

There's only so much I can take
And I just got to let it go
And who knows I might feel better
If I don't try and I don't hope

What can I do to make you love me
What can I do to make you care
What can I say to make you feel this
What can I do to get you there

No more waiting, no more aching
No more fighting, no more trying

Maybe there's nothing more to say
And in a funny way I'm calm
Because the power is not mine
I'm just gonna let it fly

What can I do to make you love me
What can I do to make you care
What can I say to make you feel this
What can I do to get you there

Love me


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"What Can I Do" as written by Caroline Corr Andrea Jane Corr

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General CommentI loved this song the moment I first heard it.

    The lyrics are simple, so is the song.
    But in it's simplicity it conveys a complicated situation. Loving someone who will possibly never love you back.

    The speaker knows that the one she loves will never love her. She knows it's useless to try and hope. But part of her always will hope and therefore try. Love does that to you.
    Shades_Of_Greyon July 19, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General CommentI like the sound of this song, but LMAO - U'll never force anyone to love you!
    Sunnyon July 27, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Commentaxu q todas as pessoas q tiveram um amor
    platonico se identificam com essa musica, qndo se esta
    sozinho no quarto voce literalmente se pergunta o refrao dessa musica, ela é bem simples, gostosa de se ouvir e no final ainda te deixa com espernças ,...
    Little_Girlon August 12, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General CommentI really like this song, despite the lyrics to being particulary happy the tunes quite jolly i thought :)
    I like just about every Corrs song out there, their just so catchy! This songs really sweet and it actually makes you take less people for granted i thought :S :D, also though i'm sure most people can relate to it because theirs always going to be someone who wont love you as much as you do them! If you get that? lol :)
    prettyinpunk8177on March 21, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General CommentThere is this girl that I would give so much to be with and this song kind of describes the situation perfectly.
    SloKidon September 14, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General CommentThis song is so simple and still so true. It has been my song for so long now...Even when the sound is cool and melow, I find the lyrics particularly sad...because to me it's accepting that the person you are in love with (or involved with) will never be completely yours, but you are still so attached to him/her. It's like you know it's a lost cause but you can't avoid the sentiment and the pain this "could have been" situation brings to you...sad sad.
    Gabigson January 25, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General CommentI really don't like this song, but the lyrical content hits home so hard
    zal01on July 30, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General CommentI love this song. It's so simple, and the meaning is plainly obvious to anyone who has ever been in this situation.

    She knows that despite her feelings for someone, they will never feel the same way for her, regardless of what she does. It perfectly describes a part of my own life.
    bunnykinson October 24, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General CommentVery sweat song
    isacon March 26, 2009   Link

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