Meaning

It was Sheeran's wife, Cherry Seaborn, who suggested her husband collaborate with Bieber on "I Don't Care."

"Bieber just got married. I just got married," Sheeran told American radio personality Charlemagne Tha God. "That song is about being at [an] industry event with the woman you love, or even the person you love, and kind of being like, 'F--k this, let's just have fun ourselves.'"


Source: songfacts.com

Lyrics

I'm at a party I don't wanna be at
And I don't ever wear a suit and tie, yeah
Wonderin' if I could sneak out the back
Nobody's even lookin' me in my eyes
Can you take my hand?
Finish my drink, say, "Shall we dance?" (Hell, yeah)
You know I love ya, did I ever tell ya?
You make it better like that

Don't think I fit in at this party
Everyone's got so much to say (Yeah)
I always feel like I'm nobody, mmm
Who wants to fit in anyway?

'Cause I don't care when I'm with my baby, yeah
All the bad things disappear
And you're making me feel
Like maybe I am somebody
I can deal with the bad nights
When I'm with my baby, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oooh, ooh

'Cause I don't care
As long as you just hold me near
You can take me anywhere
And you're making me feel
Like I'm loved by somebody
I can deal with the bad nights
When I'm with my baby, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oooh, ooh

We are at a party we don't wanna be at
Tryna talk, but we can't hear ourselves
Press your lips, I'd rather kiss 'em right back
With all these people all around
I'm crippled with anxiety
But I'm told it's where I'm supposed to be
You know what?
It's kinda crazy 'cause I really don't mind
When you make it better like that

Don't think we fit in at this party
Everyone's got so much to say, oh yeah, yeah
When we walked in, I said I'm sorry, mmm
But now I think that we should stay

'Cause I don't care when I'm with my baby, yeah
All the bad things disappear
Yeah, you're making me feel
Like maybe I am somebody
I can deal with the bad nights
When I'm with my baby, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oooh, ooh
(Oh yeah, yeah, yeah)

'Cause I don't care
As long as you just hold me near
You can take me anywhere
And you're making me feel
Like I'm loved by somebody
I can deal with the bad nights
When I'm with my baby, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oooh, ooh (No)

I don't like nobody but you,
It's like you're the only one here
I don't like nobody but you, baby
I don't care

I don't like nobody but you,
I hate everyone here
I don't like nobody but you, baby, yeah

'Cause I don't care (Don't care)
When I'm with my baby, yeah (Oh yeah)
All the bad things disappear (Disappear)
And you're making me feel
Like maybe I am somebody
(Maybe I'm somebody)
I can deal with the bad nights
(With the bad nights)
When I'm with my baby, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
(Oh yeah, yeah, yeah)

'Cause I don't care as long
As you just hold me near (Me near)
You can take me anywhere (Anywhere, anywhere)
And you're making me feel
Like I'm loved by somebody
(I'm loved by somebody, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I can deal with the bad nights
When I'm with my baby, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
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Legend
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  • Chorus
  • People Talking

Vocabulary

To sneak out

exit unseen

Crippled

damaged and unable to move or operate effectively

Kinda

Contraction of "kind of": Rather; somewhat