I'll get lost, messed up and bored when I'm alone too long
I can't sleep, function or eat when I'm not with someone
Late last fall, she ended it all and moved to who-knows-where
Just like that, she vanished and packed and never even called

Do you feel a certain sense of synergy between yourself and me?
A kind of macabre and somber Wondertwin type of harmony
What if it was you?
You that I needed all along
I felt like a fool,
Kicking and screaming and pretending we were wrong

Let's get wrecked on pop tarts and snacks and see the Taj Mahal
Let's save birds from Prince William Sound and skateboard through the mall
Let's fight crime with mangoes and limes and join the PGA
Let's win big with every spin but hurry, I can't wait

Do you spend a fortune on those late night prepaid television scams
In search of the perfect blender, steak knife and non-stick frying pan?
What if it was you?
You that I needed all along
I felt like a fool
Thinking we were completely wrong
It seemed like a dream
A beautiful scream
That echoed forever
And made us not afraid to feel a thing

And after it ends
We'll try to be friends
They say that what doesn't kill us makes us who we are

All this time and everything's changed but I still feel the same
All good things eventually end and get washed down the drain
What a disaster it would be if you discovered that I cared
A little too much for friends but not enough to share

What if it was you?
You that I needed all along
I felt like a fool
Now that I'm sure that I was wrong
It had to be you.
It had to be you.
It had to be you.
I knew it was you.



Lyrics submitted by ellie117, edited by Nimrod97

Track duration: 03:48

"It Had to Be You" as written by Isham Jones, Gus Kahn

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP

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    General Comment:As the basis of any friendship that becomes a love interest, this song basically explains it. I don't know, I think the chorus and the bridge make it pretty self -explanatory. The chorus seems as though he's really good friends with this girl, and it has been suggested that they would be perfect for each other, but he has been denying it because he doesn't want to ruin their relationship. But now he's actually considering it. And the bridge has the line "What a disaster it would be if you discovered that I care a little too much for friends but not enough to share." As in, he cares about her more than a friend, but he's not site ready for a relationship.
    Flag JerseyJustGotColderon November 11, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song describes, without flaw, my current situation.
    Flag MisterTozzieon October 06, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:im absolutely in love with this song.

    <3333333333333

    its the best song they've written!
    i love the lyrics to it and the beat, practically everything about it :D
    this song is sooo cutee :>
    Flag chipmunkkkon December 23, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i am obsessed with the lyrics in this song.

    "let's get wrecked on pop tarts and sex"

    "let's fight crimes with mangoes and limes and join the PGA"

    "what a disaster it would be if you discovered that i cared a little too much for friends but not enough to share"

    justin pierre is a musical genius and i love him forever and ever and ever.
    Flag klawansie8on October 07, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song talks about 2 people who are great friends, and perfect for each other..and they eventually go out, and try to make the best of everything, doing everything...... but it doesn's last for some unknown reason. and it ends. and after it ends between the two of them, they still try to be close friends, but he still has feelings for her, but isn't too sure if she feels the same about him, so he keeps it to himself because he doesn't want to end theyr friendship....

    this song is absolutely beautiful. there is so much meaning in every word. its verry creative......and reminds me of what im going through right now...and ironically the girl in my life who i still have feelings for is obsessed with this band...and well its not hard to see why. MCS is amazing
    Flag Sk8erboy12192on July 31, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:they rote this song 2 me (shasta)
    Flag shastabelleon July 30, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:i'm pretty sure it's kind of like... they were in a relationship, and now it's over, and now he realizes he still loves her ("A little too much for friends, but not enough to share") but can't tell her, cause now they're only friends.
    Flag xrobin1234on May 08, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Like everybody's already said, this song is about a relationship that ended suddenly and at first you don't realise how much that person you were involved in a relationship with meant so you go into denial & slowly it starts to hit you as everything around you starts to remind you of that person which triggers memories ...good memories that make you think.
    'Hey...it wasn't maybe he/she is the one. He/She was THE one (that you feel for without even thinking about it getting this serious). I'm screwed.'

    The end.
    *Boo's and tomato's, beer bottles thrown*
    *curtains fall*
    Flag DreamersDiseaseon March 07, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:The new video is awesome too :)

    au.youtube.com/…
    Flag shrodeson February 13, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"What a disaster it would be if you discovered that I cared
    A little too much for friends, but not enough to share."


    He cares for her more than friends, but he can't figure out if he cares enough to admit it to her or if its even worth saying.
    Flag xxdancerron February 05, 2008   Link

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