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Here's a little story I gotta tell
'bout this boy I know so well
Back in day was cool and all
He fell in love
I fell in love
Thought he was the one for me
Other boys I could not see
Now look what happened to our love
I'm like how could it be?
It should have been me and you
It could have been you and me
But boy you broke my heart and now I'm standing here
It should have been me and you
It could have been you and me
Now all I got are these photographs
All I've got, all I've got
All I've got are these photographs
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you
Now baby it's killing me
I'm saying it's killing me
The fact that you ain't around
Baby I'm fallin' down
I need me a remedy
Been lookin' for remedies
I need you to be around
Baby, I'm hurtin' now
I know you're a better man when I was your girl
This land is a better land when you're in my world
Today will be better babe
If it were like yesterday
So happy and lovely
All I've got, all I've got
All I've got are these photographs
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you
All I've got are these photographs
I remember when I used to make you laugh
I don't wanna be stuck in the past
But you're all that I have, that I had
And I don't wanna lose what we built this far
This is me and you
You're my superstar
I'd give anything baby
Here's my heart, my heart, my heart
My heart don't stop
My heart be beatin' over
My lovin' never stopped
Even though that it's over
Girl I've been reminiscing
When I played that casanova
Way back when we was kissin' on your grandmama's sofa
Girl I got us lovey-dovey on my photo album
I got them pictures back when I was rocking Calvin Klein
You had your Guess jeans on, looking sexy uh-huh
Girl why couldn't I be the one?
Why? Why? Why?
Why couldn't I be the one?
Why? Why? Why?
Why couldn't you be the one?
Why? Why? Why?
Why couldn't you be the one?
Why? Why? Why?
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you, you, you
Is nothing without you, you, you
Is nothing without you
All I've got
Is nothing without
All I've got
Is nothing without
All I've got
All I've got are these photographs
'bout this boy I know so well
Back in day was cool and all
He fell in love
I fell in love
Thought he was the one for me
Other boys I could not see
Now look what happened to our love
I'm like how could it be?
It could have been you and me
But boy you broke my heart and now I'm standing here
It should have been me and you
It could have been you and me
Now all I got are these photographs
All I've got are these photographs
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you
I'm saying it's killing me
The fact that you ain't around
Baby I'm fallin' down
I need me a remedy
Been lookin' for remedies
I need you to be around
Baby, I'm hurtin' now
I know you're a better man when I was your girl
This land is a better land when you're in my world
Today will be better babe
If it were like yesterday
So happy and lovely
All I've got are these photographs
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you, you, you
Got nothing without you
I remember when I used to make you laugh
I don't wanna be stuck in the past
But you're all that I have, that I had
And I don't wanna lose what we built this far
This is me and you
You're my superstar
I'd give anything baby
Here's my heart, my heart, my heart
My heart be beatin' over
My lovin' never stopped
Even though that it's over
Girl I've been reminiscing
When I played that casanova
Way back when we was kissin' on your grandmama's sofa
Girl I got us lovey-dovey on my photo album
I got them pictures back when I was rocking Calvin Klein
You had your Guess jeans on, looking sexy uh-huh
Girl why couldn't I be the one?
Why couldn't I be the one?
Why? Why? Why?
Why couldn't you be the one?
Why? Why? Why?
Why couldn't you be the one?
Why? Why? Why?
Is nothing without you
All I've got, all I've got
Is nothing without you, you, you
Is nothing without you, you, you
Is nothing without you
Is nothing without
All I've got
Is nothing without
All I've got
All I've got are these photographs
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In my opinion, this song is about her reminiscing on a past relationship that she felt was meant to be, but just didn't work out. In particular, she uses photographs as a way of looking back on what she once had.
i love this song! great, but sad.
To me, this song is about regret anhd how life can seem to lose its meaning in the wake of a hard breakup.
Lots of repetition here lol. I think basically what she is trying to say is she is feeling really nostalgic about a past relationship. She wanted it to work, but for whatever reason it just couldn't. So now all she has left are their memories aka photographs.
Great track. It seems like she misses him so bad and all she has are the memories of him in the photographs, shes confused and hurt, she cant work out why it didnt work out when they loved each other, he was her everything, and now hes gone all she has is "nothing" she doesnt wanna be stuck in the past but hes all she ever had that mattered :(
This was originally a Black eyed Peas song, but Rihanna loved it that much she wanted it for her own as it fits into how she felt about Chris and the whole them of Rated R
This song is really sad. It's about looking at photographs of a past relationship and wishing it would've worked out.
I love the way she almost RAPs