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Fade Into The Background

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She looks so good in that white dress
At the far end of the aisle
Standing where I should be standing,
Some other man on his face there's a smile
I just walked in stand down silent
I stood outside for awhile
Wondering why did I come here
Face it you messed up and now
she's with someone else Yeah yeah

And now all I can do is smile and
fade into the background
I'll say congratulations and I'll
fade into the background

Such a lovely reception
I sit here sipping Rosete
Then we catch eyes for a second
Both of us smile then quickly look away
Its Funny you don't know what you got
till you ain't got it no more
put down my glass grab a bottle
I throw it back and I shout she's with somebody else

And now all I can do is smile and
fade into the background
I'll say congratulations and I'll
fade into the background

Sure hate to fade into the background

Ohhh ohHhh Ohhh OhhHh OhhHh ohhh ohhhh ohhhh ohhhh

She with somebody else yeah yeah yeah yeah

And now all I can do is smile and
fade into the background

I'll say congratulations and I'll
fade into the background

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bec2111 On Oct 09, 2008

She looks so good in that white dress 
At the far end of the aisle 
Standing where I should be standing, 
Some other man on his face there's a smile 
I just walked in stand down silent 
I stood outside for awhile 
Wondering why did I come here 
Face it you messed up and now 
she's with someone else Yeah yeah

And now all I can do is smile and 
fade into the background 
I'll say congratulations and I'll 
fade into the background

Such a lovely reception 
I sit here sipping Rosete 
Then we catch eyes for a second 
Both of us smile then quickly look away 
Its Funny you don't know what you got 
till you ain't got it no more 
put down my glass grab a bottle 
I throw it back and I shout she's with somebody else

And now all I can do is smile and 
fade into the background 
I'll say congratulations and I'll 
fade into the background

Sure hate to fade into the background

Ohhh ohHhh Ohhh OhhHh OhhHh ohhh ohhhh ohhhh ohhhh

She with somebody else yeah yeah yeah yeah

And now all I can do is smile and 
fade into the background

I'll say congratulations and I'll 
fade into the background

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2008-10-09 06:06:07

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by tbird21

14y ago

I can't believe nobody has commented on this song. It is a really sad song. It is about a guy who has been invited to a wedding of the girl he loves. He tries to be brave for both his sake and the bride. But he is filled with regret since firstly she got away and is with another man and secondly, he chose to come to the wedding. As a result, he feels depressed since all he can do is "smile and fade into the background", which upsets him.

I prefer it when Ne-yo does ballads as opposed to dance music or songs for the club.

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