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If You Ever Come Back Lyrics
If your standing with your suitcase
But you cant step on the train
Everythings the way that you left it i still havent slept yet
And if your covering your face now
But you just cant hide the pain
Still setting two plates on the counter but eating without yah
If the truth is your a liar
Then just say that your okay
Im sleepin on your side of the bed goin out of my head now
And if your out there tryina move on
But somethin pulls you back again
Im sitting here tryina persuade you like your in the same room
And i wish you could give me the cold shoulder
And i wish you could still give me a hard time
And i wish i could still wish it was over
but even if wishing is a waste of time
even if i never cross your mind
Ill leave the door on the latch
If you ever come back if you ever come back
Theyll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back
Theyll be a smile on my face and the kettle on
And it will be just like you were never gone
Theyll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
if you ever come back if you ever come back now
Oh if you ever come back if you ever come back
Now they say im wasting my time
Cuz your never commin home
But they used to say the world was flat but how wrong was tht now
And by leavin my door open
Im milkin everythin i own
Somethin i can lose in the breakin that you havent taken
And I wish you could give me the cold shoulder
And I wish you can still give me a hard time
And I wish I could still wish it was over
But even if wishing is a waste of time
Even if I never cross your mind
Ill leave the door on the latch
If youu ever come back if you ever come back
Theyll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back
Theyll be a smile on my face and the kettle on
And it will be just like you were never gone
Theyll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back if you ever come back now
Oh if you ever come back if you ever come back
If its the fighting you remember or the little things you miss
I know your out there somewhere so just remember this
If its the fighting you remember or the little things you miss
Oh just remember this oh just remmeber this
Ill leave the door on the latch
If youu ever come back if you ever come back
Theyll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back
Theyll be a smile on my face and the kettle on
And it will be just like you were never gone
Theyll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back if you ever come back now
Oh if you ever come back if you ever come back
And it will be just like you were never gone
And it will be just like you were never gone
And it will be just like you were never gone
If you ever come back if you ever come back now
But you cant step on the train
Everythings the way that you left it i still havent slept yet
But you just cant hide the pain
Still setting two plates on the counter but eating without yah
Then just say that your okay
Im sleepin on your side of the bed goin out of my head now
But somethin pulls you back again
Im sitting here tryina persuade you like your in the same room
And i wish you could still give me a hard time
And i wish i could still wish it was over
but even if wishing is a waste of time
even if i never cross your mind
If you ever come back if you ever come back
Theyll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back
Theyll be a smile on my face and the kettle on
And it will be just like you were never gone
Theyll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
if you ever come back if you ever come back now
Oh if you ever come back if you ever come back
Cuz your never commin home
But they used to say the world was flat but how wrong was tht now
Im milkin everythin i own
Somethin i can lose in the breakin that you havent taken
And I wish you can still give me a hard time
And I wish I could still wish it was over
But even if wishing is a waste of time
Even if I never cross your mind
If youu ever come back if you ever come back
Theyll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back
Theyll be a smile on my face and the kettle on
And it will be just like you were never gone
Theyll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back if you ever come back now
Oh if you ever come back if you ever come back
I know your out there somewhere so just remember this
If its the fighting you remember or the little things you miss
Oh just remember this oh just remmeber this
If youu ever come back if you ever come back
Theyll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back
Theyll be a smile on my face and the kettle on
And it will be just like you were never gone
Theyll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat
If you ever come back if you ever come back now
Oh if you ever come back if you ever come back
And it will be just like you were never gone
And it will be just like you were never gone
If you ever come back if you ever come back now
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It's about a break up and wanting to be back together with that person, even if it still means being trapped in that hell that is the ending of a relationship - he's willing to put up with her giving him the cold shoulder, a hard time, and actually being able to wish the relationship was over. He's willing to suffer through it if it means he is with her again.
Despite how she has treated him and how the relationship crumbled, he still leaves his door open to her if she does ever decide to come back. He will keep everything the same for her and they can pretend that nothing's happened and go back to normal.
He's so desperate for her to just come home and return to him and the relationship. People are telling him that she isn't going to come back but is in somewhat of a denial, refusing to believe a word of it, saying that 'they used to say the world was flat but how wrong was that now', hoping his friends are wrong too.
It's a track about ending something with someone really special to you and still wanting to be with them - doing anything in your power to get them back.
For me this is another favourite - and in many ways seems like the sequel to 'The Man Who Can't Be Moved'.
yes i see what you mean i always think of it as the man who cant be moved but toned down a bit
yes i see what you mean i always think of it as the man who cant be moved but toned down a bit
This song is my life for the past two and a half months. For someone to write these lyrics...there's a story there. If you haven't lived through this type of pain, you could never describe it so eloquently.
I personally think its about a more serious relationship then a girl and boy. I think it's about a parent losing their child, their child has left home due to a broken relationship with their parent. The parent is pleeding for the child to return.
"im sleeping on your side of the bed goin out of my head now" your sick
"im sleeping on your side of the bed goin out of my head now" your sick
That, actually, is NOT the meaning of this song... the script did an interview with video hits saying the true meaning of this song. it was actually written about a child who is having problems at home and decides to run away.. it is written from the parents point of view... watch the music video, u will see that i am rigghttt!!!
Yourwrong123
Haven't seen the interview or the music video, but this does fit the lyrics.
Haven't seen the interview or the music video, but this does fit the lyrics.
The beauty of a great song is when 10 different people can listen to the same song and each of them see it differently and relate it to their own lives. And this song can definitely do that. Just because this was the original intent doesn't mean that the other 9 people are wrong.
The beauty of a great song is when 10 different people can listen to the same song and each of them see it differently and relate it to their own lives. And this song can definitely do that. Just because this was the original intent doesn't mean that the other 9 people are wrong.
I think that this song is about someone leaving. be it a break up or them dying or a kid that leaves home or even being left emotionally. and you are hoping this person will come back and when they do, it will be like they never left, because u want them to come back to you so badly.
Maddiegreen, well said. Couldn't have explained it better.
can't.stop.listening.to.this.song
i think its "and by leaving my door open im RISKING everything i own" but i could be wrong
your right!!!!
your right!!!!
This song has accurately described my feeling 2 years ago, which lasted for almost a year. I found that this song and "Dead man walking" are my favorites from this album, because they perfectly described my situation and feelings
And I wish you could give me the cold shoulder And I wish you can still give me a hard time And I wish I could still wish it was over But even if wishing is a waste of time Even if I never cross your mind
These lyrics just strike me as ironic. You would rather go back to the way it was when you were unhappy than to live currently with what you did in attempt to be happy, especially the line "I wish I could still wish it was over"
and sadly, I can relate
and sadly, I can relate