Lyrics
Four o'clock, I still can't find you
Expressing the difficulty of finding the person at 4 o'clock.
Scared of what our love has come to
Feeling fear about the current state of the relationship.
I wait by the phone and I feel so alone
Waiting by the phone, feeling lonely and abandoned.
I care for you
Expressing care for the person despite challenges.
Think about the way your treat me
Reflecting on how the person is treated in the relationship.
You care about your friends before me
Noticing that the person prioritizes friends over the speaker.
Taken for granted and left empty handed
Feeling taken for granted and left with nothing.
I needed you
Expressing a need for the person in the relationship.
Wish you could see, how much I did for you and me
Wishing the person could recognize the efforts made for the relationship.
And if I could, I would turn all the bad to good
Expressing a desire to turn negative aspects of the relationship into positive ones.
Chorus:
Chorus: Requesting a reason to come back, seeking proof of love and care.
Give me, just give me a reason
-Why should I come back to you
-If you love me then show me you care
-And I'll be there
-Give me, just give me a reason
-If you love me then show me you care
-I'll be there, why should I come back to you
-Can't you see how much you hurt me
Highlighting the emotional pain caused by the person.
Too give away your love so easily
Expressing concern about the ease with which the person gives away love.
I opened my eyes and I saw your lies
Realizing deception and lies, with the person now seeking forgiveness.
Now your on your knees
Symbolizing a moment of humility or desperation for the person.
Think about the way that you treat me
Reflecting on the person's treatment and the need for change.
To take you back you got to show me
Setting a condition for reconciliation – the person must show love.
Say that you love me, so show me you care
Requesting verbal affirmation of love as a demonstration of care.
And I'll be there
Committing to being there if love and care are demonstrated.
Wish you could see, how much I did for you and me
Reiterating the unacknowledged efforts made for the relationship.
And if I could, I would turn all the bad to good
Expressing the desire to transform negative experiences into positive ones.
Chorus
Chorus: Repeating the plea for a reason and proof of love to justify returning.
You know that I loved you but you treated me so bad
Acknowledging past love but emphasizing the need for change.
You got to change if you want me back
Linking the person's change to the possibility of reconciliation.
Maybe it won't hit you until you lose the one you have
Suggesting that the person may not realize the impact until they lose the relationship.
Give me, just give me a reason
Repeating the chorus, reinforcing the plea for a reason and proof of love.
If you love me then show me you care
-I'll be there, why should I come back to you
-Repeat (4x)
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