This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Hello, ladies {Hello}
How are y'all doin' tonight {Fine}
Can I keep it real {Yes}
And say what's on my mind {Yes}
There you are in that chair
Waiting for me to take you there
To break it down and sing to you
And make you feel these words are true
Who's gonna be the lucky one
Who spend some money on 'em and have some fun
Tell me, I choose you
(What would you do) What would you do if I said all of these words were true
(What would you) What would you do if I came down here and sat with you
(What would you do) What would you do if I told the band to break it down
(Ooh) What would you do if I said I wanna lay you down
(What) What would you do if I put this money in your hand
(Would you do) What would you do if I said I'd like to be your man
(What would you do, baby) What would you do if I brought you up here on this stage
What would you do if (Tell me), what would you do
The lights are down (Yeah), the mood is set (Yeah)
The sound is right, I'm heated
Look to my wealth and check my crowd
Look to my right (Yeah) to see if they are ready now
Tell me who out there feels lucky
Wants me to take 'em shopping and buy 'em everything
Hmm, I choose you
(Now what would you do, yeah) What would you do if I said all of these words were true
(What would you do) What would you do if I came down here and sat with you
(What, what) What would you do if I told the band to break it down
(Break it down) What would you do if I said I wanna lay you down
(Ow) What would you do if I put this money in your hand
(Put this money on your hand, baby) What would you do if I said I'd like to be your man
(Be your man) What would you do if I brought you up here on this stage
(Right up here) What would you do if, what would you do (What if I got you)
Hair done (Yeah), nails done (Yes, I will)
Toes done (And) bank account (I'll even take you)
Shoppin' (Girl, I will) if you be good (You'll have)
Your own car (And the) platinum credit cards
(What would you do, baby) What would you do if I said all of these words were true
(What would you do) What would you do if I came down here and sat with you
(What would you do, girl) What would you do if I told the band to break it down
What would you do if I said I wanna lay you down
(Said I gotta know, I've gotta know) What would you do if I put this money in your hand
(Right in your hands) What would you do if I said I'd like to be your man
(What would you do) What would you do if I brought you up here on this stage
(On this stage, what) What would you do if, what would you do
(Ladies, it's showtime) What would you do if I said all of these words were true
(Sit back and unwind) What would you do if I came down here and sat with you
(I'm 'bout to make you mine) What would you do if I told the band to break it down
(Ow) What would you do if I said I wanna lay you down
I wanna know (I wanna know)
I wanna know (I wanna know)
I wanna know (I wanna know)
I wanna know (I wanna know)
What would you do (What would you do)
What would you do (What would you do)
What would you do (What would you do)
How are y'all doin' tonight {Fine}
Can I keep it real {Yes}
And say what's on my mind {Yes}
There you are in that chair
Waiting for me to take you there
To break it down and sing to you
And make you feel these words are true
Who's gonna be the lucky one
Who spend some money on 'em and have some fun
Tell me, I choose you
(What would you do) What would you do if I said all of these words were true
(What would you) What would you do if I came down here and sat with you
(What would you do) What would you do if I told the band to break it down
(Ooh) What would you do if I said I wanna lay you down
(What) What would you do if I put this money in your hand
(Would you do) What would you do if I said I'd like to be your man
(What would you do, baby) What would you do if I brought you up here on this stage
What would you do if (Tell me), what would you do
The lights are down (Yeah), the mood is set (Yeah)
The sound is right, I'm heated
Look to my wealth and check my crowd
Look to my right (Yeah) to see if they are ready now
Tell me who out there feels lucky
Wants me to take 'em shopping and buy 'em everything
Hmm, I choose you
(Now what would you do, yeah) What would you do if I said all of these words were true
(What would you do) What would you do if I came down here and sat with you
(What, what) What would you do if I told the band to break it down
(Break it down) What would you do if I said I wanna lay you down
(Ow) What would you do if I put this money in your hand
(Put this money on your hand, baby) What would you do if I said I'd like to be your man
(Be your man) What would you do if I brought you up here on this stage
(Right up here) What would you do if, what would you do (What if I got you)
Hair done (Yeah), nails done (Yes, I will)
Toes done (And) bank account (I'll even take you)
Shoppin' (Girl, I will) if you be good (You'll have)
Your own car (And the) platinum credit cards
(What would you do, baby) What would you do if I said all of these words were true
(What would you do) What would you do if I came down here and sat with you
(What would you do, girl) What would you do if I told the band to break it down
What would you do if I said I wanna lay you down
(Said I gotta know, I've gotta know) What would you do if I put this money in your hand
(Right in your hands) What would you do if I said I'd like to be your man
(What would you do) What would you do if I brought you up here on this stage
(On this stage, what) What would you do if, what would you do
(Ladies, it's showtime) What would you do if I said all of these words were true
(Sit back and unwind) What would you do if I came down here and sat with you
(I'm 'bout to make you mine) What would you do if I told the band to break it down
(Ow) What would you do if I said I wanna lay you down
I wanna know (I wanna know)
I wanna know (I wanna know)
I wanna know (I wanna know)
I wanna know (I wanna know)
What would you do (What would you do)
What would you do (What would you do)
What would you do (What would you do)
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