The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Spending all my nights, all my money going out on the town
Doing anything just to get you off of my mind
But when the morning comes, I'm right back where I started again
And tryna forget you is just a waste of time
Baby come back, any kind of fool could see
There was something in everything about you
Baby come back, you can blame it all on me
I was wrong, and I just can't live without you
All day long, wearing a mask of false bravado
Tryna keep up a smile that hides a tear
But as the sun goes down, I get that empty feeling again
How I wish to God that you were here
Baby come back, oh baby, any kind of fool could see
There was something in everything about you
Baby come back, you can blame it all on me
I was wrong, and I just can't live without you
Now that I put it all together, oh
Give me the chance to make you see
Have you used up all the love in your heart?
Nothing left for me? Ain't there nothing left for me?
Baby come back, oh darling, any kind of fool could see
There was something in everything about you
Baby come back, listen baby, you can blame it all on me
I was wrong, and I just can't live without you
I was wrong, and I just can't live
Doing anything just to get you off of my mind
But when the morning comes, I'm right back where I started again
And tryna forget you is just a waste of time
Baby come back, any kind of fool could see
There was something in everything about you
Baby come back, you can blame it all on me
I was wrong, and I just can't live without you
All day long, wearing a mask of false bravado
Tryna keep up a smile that hides a tear
But as the sun goes down, I get that empty feeling again
How I wish to God that you were here
Baby come back, oh baby, any kind of fool could see
There was something in everything about you
Baby come back, you can blame it all on me
I was wrong, and I just can't live without you
Now that I put it all together, oh
Give me the chance to make you see
Have you used up all the love in your heart?
Nothing left for me? Ain't there nothing left for me?
Baby come back, oh darling, any kind of fool could see
There was something in everything about you
Baby come back, listen baby, you can blame it all on me
I was wrong, and I just can't live without you
I was wrong, and I just can't live
Lyrics submitted by craigbenji
Baby Come Back Lyrics as written by Peter Beckett John Crowley
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Bluewater Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Song meaning: A guy broke up with his girlfriend and is vainly trying to get his mind off her. He feels entirely responsible and asks for forgiveness.
Feel free to add whatever I missed.
This guy is doing whatever he can to forget about her. He plays it off like a "Player" in the daytime, but when the nightime comes, he's reminded of her. He's begging her to come back. Whatever he did, he knows he fucked up, and now he will spend the rest of his life in a lonely, agonizing torture. bummer
The Fact that the song ends on the words "I just can't live" always made me imagine this as a happy song with a dark twist at the end regarding suicide... It isn't the intention of the singer to give this twist but I like to imagine it
yeah, finally someone contributed this lyric, yeap, its totally about asking for forgiveness,and really wanting her back
I agree with artvandelay142, this song is totally horror movie material.
But for some reason, I still like it though....
Of deepest emotion in the song, Baby Come Back.
I work with a girl, let's call her "Jen"....... this is most favorite song in the ENTIRE world........... I also work with this other jerk, let's call him "Brian".... he keeps playing it ..... over and over....... and over .... very annoying.
The End.
It's CLEAR to me that he cheated on her, and he's paying the price. "You can blame it all on me" -- he's outright admitting to it. Also, "But when the morning comes, I'm right back where I started again" tell us that he continues to do so, even when he knows he's wrong. I don't know why Jen likes this song as it exemplifies what is wrong with the world.
Because she's fascinated with it... she thinks this idiot "Brian" doesn't know.... but sometimes, when "Brian" walks in... he catches her listening to it alone..... it's really kind of creepy. It gets in the blood...... this song is pure evil....... it's one of those songs that would be playing the back ground of some slasher movie as he's axing everybody up........ only a deranged person would like this song.