Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Oh
Oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah, yeah
Oh
I thought I might begin by filling you in
In case you didn't already know
I'll never forget how you got up and left
In fact, it was downright pretty low
There ain't no way I wanna
You know I ain't gonna
Take you back, so don't even try
You can beg, you can plead
You can sweat, you can bleed
Too bad I could care if you cry
That's it (that's all)
We had fun (had a ball)
It was good while it lasted
But now I'm past it
(It was short) It was sweet
Sure you swept me off my feet
I miss you now and then
But would I do it all again? Nah
You won't find me
Naked and cold, just a-sittin' on the doctor's table
Waitin' to be told just why
I'm no longer able to feel my heart beatin'
Give me a good reason why
I kinda went numb
Just around about the time you told me you were movin' on
And you said that you were gonna phone me
It's been so long and there ain't nothin' wrong with the line
It's too late to regret it
But you're the one who said it
We're better off being apart
I hate to be a downer
But don't bother comin' 'round here
'Cause I won't have a change of heart (a change of heart)
That's it (that's all)
We had fun ( had a ball)
It was good while it lasted
But now I'm past it
(It was short) It was sweet
Sure you swept me off my feet
I miss you now and then
But would I do it all again? Nah
You won't find me
Naked and cold, just a-sittin' on the doctor's table
Waitin' to be told just why
I'm no longer able to feel my heart beatin'
Give me a good reason why
I kinda went numb
Just around about the time you told me you were movin' on
And you said that you were gonna phone me
It's been so long and there ain't nothin' wrong with the line
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Ha
Hey, yeah, yeah
Well, I hope you learned a lesson
'Cause you'll never be messing
With my head again the way that you did
It was never gonna work, you were too much of a jerk
I'm finally fed up with it
That's it (that's all)
We had fun (had a ball)
It was good while it lasted
But now I'm past it
(It was short) It was sweet
Sure you swept me off my feet
I miss you now and then
But would I do it all again? Nah
You won't find me
Naked and cold, just a-sittin' on the doctor's table
Waitin' to be told just why
I'm no longer able to feel my heart beatin'
Give me a good reason why
I kinda went numb
Just around about the time you told me you were movin' on
And you said that you were gonna phone me
It's been so long and there ain't nothin' wrong with the line
Oh, nah, nah, nah nah
Nah, nah, nah nah
Nah, nah, nah nah
Nah, nah, nah nah
Nah, nah, nah nah
Nah, nah, nah nah
Oh, ooh
Oh, nah, nah
Oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah, yeah
Oh
I thought I might begin by filling you in
In case you didn't already know
I'll never forget how you got up and left
In fact, it was downright pretty low
There ain't no way I wanna
You know I ain't gonna
Take you back, so don't even try
You can beg, you can plead
You can sweat, you can bleed
Too bad I could care if you cry
That's it (that's all)
We had fun (had a ball)
It was good while it lasted
But now I'm past it
(It was short) It was sweet
Sure you swept me off my feet
I miss you now and then
But would I do it all again? Nah
You won't find me
Naked and cold, just a-sittin' on the doctor's table
Waitin' to be told just why
I'm no longer able to feel my heart beatin'
Give me a good reason why
I kinda went numb
Just around about the time you told me you were movin' on
And you said that you were gonna phone me
It's been so long and there ain't nothin' wrong with the line
It's too late to regret it
But you're the one who said it
We're better off being apart
I hate to be a downer
But don't bother comin' 'round here
'Cause I won't have a change of heart (a change of heart)
That's it (that's all)
We had fun ( had a ball)
It was good while it lasted
But now I'm past it
(It was short) It was sweet
Sure you swept me off my feet
I miss you now and then
But would I do it all again? Nah
You won't find me
Naked and cold, just a-sittin' on the doctor's table
Waitin' to be told just why
I'm no longer able to feel my heart beatin'
Give me a good reason why
I kinda went numb
Just around about the time you told me you were movin' on
And you said that you were gonna phone me
It's been so long and there ain't nothin' wrong with the line
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Nah, nah, nah, nah
Ha
Hey, yeah, yeah
Well, I hope you learned a lesson
'Cause you'll never be messing
With my head again the way that you did
It was never gonna work, you were too much of a jerk
I'm finally fed up with it
That's it (that's all)
We had fun (had a ball)
It was good while it lasted
But now I'm past it
(It was short) It was sweet
Sure you swept me off my feet
I miss you now and then
But would I do it all again? Nah
You won't find me
Naked and cold, just a-sittin' on the doctor's table
Waitin' to be told just why
I'm no longer able to feel my heart beatin'
Give me a good reason why
I kinda went numb
Just around about the time you told me you were movin' on
And you said that you were gonna phone me
It's been so long and there ain't nothin' wrong with the line
Oh, nah, nah, nah nah
Nah, nah, nah nah
Nah, nah, nah nah
Nah, nah, nah nah
Nah, nah, nah nah
Nah, nah, nah nah
Oh, ooh
Oh, nah, nah
Lyrics submitted by planetearth
Nah! Lyrics as written by Shania Twain Robert John Lange
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This song actually applied to a relationship once,quite abit ago... "Said that you were going to phone me. It's been so long, and there Ain't nothing wrong with the line".
He took two years to call me back!!!! And I got to say "Nah",to his asking me out again.
I LOVE THIS SONG AND HOW COME BARELY ANYONE WRITES IN SHANIA'S PAGES!!! SO UNCOOL! lol ooooo wellllllll... i guess im the only dysfunctional emo/coutnry kid
OMG i love shania twain!! this song is soo cool, i had a friend that i wanted to say good bye to, ok my ex, he hurt me in so many ways when we where dating. so i sang him this song and he left!
when I hear this song I think about my ex boy friend. obviously that's what she's singing about.
singmesomethingsoft you are not alone in what you think!!!!!
My favourite Shania song of all time, i just love the emotion in the lyrics and how she sings them
singmesomethingsoft you aren't alone, i'm one of those kids too! more Shania love, everyone :)
"(It was sure!) It was sweet" is wrong.
It should be: "(It was short!) It was sweet"