Meaning

This song is about a guy who meets a cocktail waitress and turns her into a star before their love goes bad. It was inspired by an article in a woman's magazine.

Lyrics

You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
When I met you
I picked you out, I shook you up
And turned you around
Turned you into someone new

Now five years later on
you've got the world at your feet
Success has been so easy for you
But don't forget
it's me who put you where you are now
And I can put you back down too.

Don't. Don't you want me?
You know I can't believe it
When I hear that you won't see me
Don't. Don't you want me?
You know I don't believe you
when you say that you don't need me

It's much too late to find
When you think you've changed your mind
You'd better change it back or
We will both be sorry

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me? Oh!
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me? Oh!

I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
That much is true
But even then
I knew I'd find a much better place
Either with or without you
The five years we had
Have been such good at times
I still love you
But now
I think it's time I live my life on my own
I guess it's just what I must do

Don't. Don't you want me?
You know I can't believe it
When I hear that you won't see me
Don't. Don't you want me?
You know I don't believe you
when you say that you don't need me

It's much too late to find
When you think you've changed your mind
You'd better change it back or
we will both be sorry

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me? Oh!
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me? Oh!

Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me? Oh!
Don't you want me, baby?
Don't you want me? Oh!

Don't you want me, baby?
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Legend
  • The video player plays from the time specified
  • Chorus
  • People Talking

Vocabulary

Back Down

To give in
I have no plans to back down from my work

Guess

To suppose