Suppose I called you up tonight and told you that I loved you
And suppose I said "I wanna come back home".
And suppose I cried and said "I think I finally learned my lesson"
And I'm tired a-spendin' all my time alone.

If I told you that I realized you're all I ever wanted
And it's killin' me to be so far away.
Would you tell me that you loved me too and would we cry together?
Or would you simply laugh at me and say:

"I told you so, oh I told you so
I told you some day you'd come crawling back and asking me to take you in
I told you so, but you had to go
Now I found somebody new and you will never break my heart in two again".

If I got down on my knees and told you I was yours forever
Would you get down on yours too and take my hand?

Would we get that old time feelin', would we laugh and talk for hours
The way we did when our love first began?

Would you tell me that you'd missed me too and that you've been so lonely
And you waited for the day that I return.
And we'd live in love forever and that I'm your one and only
Or would you say the tables finally turned?

Would you say

"I told you so, oh I told you so
I told you some day you come crawling back and asking me to take you in
I told you so, but you had to go
Now I found somebody new and you will never break my heart in two again".

"Now I found somebody new and you will never break my heart in two again".



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"I Told You So" as written by Travis

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    General Comment:I've always thought HE was the one who left her and she was asking him "how would you react if you were in my shoes?", basically her answer is no, she won't get back together with him and should understand it because he wouldn't take her back if she had done the same to him. It's just the way she sings the chorus so passionately, I get the feeling she is the one saying "I told you so", not him.
    Flag PurplePantheron February 15, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i love this song
    Flag aakers11on August 02, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:i agree with most of the comments that she wants him back and she realizd she made a mistake, but whats does he say? does he take her back or as it says "i found somebody new and you will never break my heart in two agin", and i can relate exactly but what happens next?
    Flag blondie21on May 17, 2009   Link
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    Song Meaning:i'm pretty sure this is a pretty easy to understand song. Carrie sings it amazingly, as always. and of course props to randy. since this is carries version i will use "she". she regrets that she left the guy. she loves him and wants him back more than anything. but she is afraid that she will embarass herself by asking him to get involved again. in my opinion she should go ahead for it anyways. an i told you so could be better than if she were to keep it in for the rest of her life
    Flag christinaorwhateveron April 05, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i can totally relate...
    its about leaving a guy, expecting to find something better, and in turn, finding out that he was perfect for you and you now know that you cant live without him and you ask for him to take you back, that youve been alone and realized that he's your other half and that youre nothing without him...
    Flag aandb229on March 13, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:It's amazing how this song fits in my life at this moment. I agree with sarebearexoh comment about this song. I feel the same way. I'm so sorry about everything and I wish things could have been better between us.. You know who you are. I will always Love you!
    Flag HLS06on January 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think its about how she left her boyfriend,
    thinking tht she would be better offf.
    then she finds herself missing him and wanting him back.
    but she doesnt know what he will say or if he moved on.
    totally relatable =[
    he will either say tht he has been waiting for her to come back,
    or tht he doesnt need her anymore.
    Flag sarebearexohon October 14, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think this is pretty much the opposite of her other song, "You Won't Find This". There, she sang about how he'll feel sorry that he left her. Here, she sings about how bad she feels about hurting him. She's singing this when she thinks she made a mistake and wants to get back together with her ex.

    She knows that he'll do one of two things. Either he'll take her in and they'll get back together, or he'll just turn her down and say "I Told You So". In this song, she expresses how bad she feels for leaving him and wants him to accept her apology.
    Flag cHriSscRoSson May 19, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:She sang this so soulfully and it just really is a great song in itself but she sings it beautifully
    Flag xfilesfreakon March 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:She even sung it a lot more better,so passionate voice she have in this one.
    Flag bear_hug20on March 05, 2008   Link

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