Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa
You know you love me, you know you care
Just shout whenever and I'll be there
You are my love, you are my heart
And we will never, ever, ever be apart

Are we an item? Girl quit playin'
We're just friends, what are you sayin'
Said there's another, look right in my eyes
My first love, broke my heart for the first time

And I was like baby, baby, baby oh
Like baby, baby, baby no
Like baby, baby, baby oh
I thought you'd always be mine (Mine)
Baby, baby, baby oh
Like baby, baby, baby no
Like baby, baby, baby ooh
I thought you'd always be mine

Oh for you, I would have done whatever
And I just can't believe we ain't together
And I wanna play it cool
But I'm losin' you
I'll buy you anything
I'll buy you any ring
And I'm in pieces, baby fix me
And just shake me, til you wake me from this bad dream
I'm goin' down, down, down, down
And I can't believe my first love won't be around

And I'm like baby, baby, baby oh
Like baby, baby, baby no
Like baby, baby, baby oh
I thought you'd always be mine (Mine)
Baby, baby, baby oh
Like baby, baby, baby no
Like baby, baby, baby ooh
I thought you'd always be mine

Luda, when I was thirteen, I had my first love
There was nobody that compared to my baby
And nobody came between us no one could ever come above
She had me goin' crazy
Oh I was starstruck
She woke me up daily
Don't need no Starbucks
She made my heart pound
And skip a beat when I see her in the street and
At school on the playground
But I really wanna see her on the weekend
She know she got me dazin'
'Cause she was so amazin'
And now my heart is breakin'
But I just keep on sayin'

Baby, baby, baby oh
Like baby, baby, baby no
Like baby, baby, baby oh
I thought you'd always be mine (Mine)
Baby, baby, baby oh
Like baby, baby, baby no
Like baby, baby, baby ooh
I thought you'd always be mine

Now I'm all gone
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah (Now I'm all gone)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah (Now I'm all gone)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah (Now I'm all gone)
Gone, gone, gone I'm gone gone



Lyrics submitted by jadore music, edited by azrrl

Track duration: 03:37

"Baby" as written by Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart, Christine Flores, Christopher Bridges, Justin Bieber

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing

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  • +1
    General Comment:Those who say this is some shallow love song are obviously not looking hard enough- not seeing the true power, the meaning, of these beautiful lyrics, lost away in the hatred of this one boy. I write this here, so that someone may come back here and realize the brutal mistake made.

    This song is about the independence of America from Britain, and it packs powerful messages that shouldn't just be used in the history books, but in your everyday life.

    -Ooh whoa, ooh whoa, ooh whoa
    -You know you love me, you know you care
    -Just shout whenever and I'll be there
    -You are my love, you are my heart
    -And we will never, ever, ever be apart

    These five lines detail the "love" or, in other words, bond between Britain and its colony. Britain does not love America, they are simply bound together; America is dependant.

    -Are we an item? Girl quit playin'
    -We're just friends, what are you sayin'
    -Said there's another, look right in my eyes
    -My first love, broke my heart for the first time

    This represents Britain "breaking my (America's) heart"; in other words, the events that lead up to the revolution, the taxation, the Intolerable Acts, etc.

    -And I was like baby, baby, baby oh
    -Like baby, baby, baby no
    -Like baby, baby, baby oh
    -I thought you'd always be mine (Mine) x2

    These sets of lyrics represent King George III's anger; he thought the colonies would always be his Baby. Oh.

    -Oh for you, I would have done whatever
    -And I just can't believe we ain't together
    -And I wanna play it cool
    -But I'm losin' you
    -I'll buy you anything
    -I'll buy you any ring
    -And I'm in pieces, baby fix me
    -And just shake me, til you wake me from this bad dream
    -I'm goin' down, down, down, down
    -And I can't believe my first love won't be around

    These lyrics compare Britain and America to a man and a woman in a relationship that is falling apart; one of them will do anything for the other, buy anything, any ring, just so that the other would fix them. They finally get to the point, however, when Britain decides it's done; they're done being nice, and it's time for them to act. It is a cruel yet representative message; Britain is beating their colonies, their "lover", to death.

    -There was nobody that compared to my baby
    -And nobody came between us no one could ever come above
    -She had me goin' crazy

    Further comparing it to a relationship.

    -Oh I was starstruck
    -She woke me up daily
    -Don't need no Starbucks
    -She made my heart pound

    Britain doesn't need no Starbucks; a double negative, it is a truly deceptive line; in reality, Britain needs Starbucks. Or, in other words, Britain needs Tea.

    -Now I'm all gone
    -{Yeah, yeah, yeah
    -Yeah, yeah, yeah (Now I'm all gone)} x3
    -Gone, gone, gone I'm gone gone

    America is all gone, or to keep with the analogy, they "divorced" Britain, and now they are both lonely, or in other words, independent.
    Flagged poppop17on March 17, 2013   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:
    "PLEASE DON'T READ THIS, YOU WILL GET KISSED BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE ON SATURDAY, TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE BUT YOU HAVE TO REPOST THIS, IF YOU REPOST THIS IN 2 SONGS YOU WILL DIE IN 2 HOURS, BUT IF YOU REPOST THIS TO 5 SONGS IT WILL TRULY BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE, WHEN YOU'RE DONE, PUSH F6 ON YOUR KEYBOARD AND THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS... ITS SCARY BUT IT WORKS ”
    Flagged LilaGabbyon January 04, 2013   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Loveeeeeeeee Itttttttttttttt
    Flagged LILMAMMA99on August 23, 2012   Link
  • +4
    General Comment:It is about the 'war on terror' and the reactionary nature of western democratic
    governments. The 'wake me' bit is about the people killed by the guns that are caught
    in the middle of the war they never wanted held in their country. After the 'first love
    still around' bit it switches perspectives to the western government where they claim
    the real reason to start all this is to get oil.

    HAHA. As if.
    In 20 years who will know Justin Beiber?
    Absolutely No-one.
    Flagged killakan46on June 05, 2012   Link
  • -4
    General Comment:it's awesome
    Flagged dhruvmehta40con February 12, 2012   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:baby! baby baby ooohhhhhh lmfao
    Flagged eminemforeveron January 07, 2012   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:I love this song :-********* no0o0o0o i can't copy this lyrics,why?!?!?!?
    Flag meryason November 16, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Hey I was not being that serious. I do have a sense of humor! :)
    Flagged whiteandpure77on November 01, 2011   Link
  • -2
    General Comment:i hate that people that j.b. not seriously ,i think his songs can be a little cheezy but at the same time
    very cute and romantic if you actually listen
    Flagged beyonce3472on November 01, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:fag music
    Flagged HairyPalmJoeon October 12, 2011   Link

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