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It's nothing, it's so normal you
You just stand there, I could say so much
But I don't go there 'cause I don't want to
I was thinking if you were lonely
Maybe we could leave here and no one would know
At least not to the point that we would think so
And everyone here, knows everyone here is thinking about
Somebody else
Well, it's best if we all keep it under our heads
I couldn't tell, if anyone here was feeling
The way I do
But I'm lonely now, and I don't know how
To get it back to good
This don't mean that, you own me
This ain't no good, in fact it's phony
As hell
Yeah, but things worked out just like you wanted too
If you see me out, you don't know me
Try to turn your head, try to give me some room
To figure out just what I'm gonna do
'Cause everyone here, hates everyone here for
Doing just like
They do
And it's best if we all keep this quiet instead
And I couldn't tell, why everyone here was
Doing me like
They do
But I'm sorry now, and I don't know how
To get it back to good
Well everyone here, is wondering what it's like to be with
Somebody else
Everyone here's to blame, and everyone here
Gets caught up in the pleasure of the pain,
Everyone, well everyone here hides
Shades of shame, yeah but looking inside we're the same,
We're the same
And we're all grown now, but we don't know how
To get it back to good
Well everyone here, knows everyone here is thinking 'bout
Somebody else
It's best if we all keep this under our heads
See I couldn't tell, if anyone here was feeling
The way I do
But it's over now, and I don't know how, guess it's over now
There's no getting back to good.
You just stand there, I could say so much
But I don't go there 'cause I don't want to
I was thinking if you were lonely
Maybe we could leave here and no one would know
At least not to the point that we would think so
And everyone here, knows everyone here is thinking about
Somebody else
Well, it's best if we all keep it under our heads
I couldn't tell, if anyone here was feeling
The way I do
But I'm lonely now, and I don't know how
To get it back to good
This don't mean that, you own me
This ain't no good, in fact it's phony
As hell
Yeah, but things worked out just like you wanted too
If you see me out, you don't know me
Try to turn your head, try to give me some room
To figure out just what I'm gonna do
'Cause everyone here, hates everyone here for
Doing just like
They do
And it's best if we all keep this quiet instead
And I couldn't tell, why everyone here was
Doing me like
They do
But I'm sorry now, and I don't know how
To get it back to good
Well everyone here, is wondering what it's like to be with
Somebody else
Everyone here's to blame, and everyone here
Gets caught up in the pleasure of the pain,
Everyone, well everyone here hides
Shades of shame, yeah but looking inside we're the same,
We're the same
And we're all grown now, but we don't know how
To get it back to good
Well everyone here, knows everyone here is thinking 'bout
Somebody else
It's best if we all keep this under our heads
See I couldn't tell, if anyone here was feeling
The way I do
But it's over now, and I don't know how, guess it's over now
There's no getting back to good.
Lyrics submitted by punkmebabygal, edited by psueb
Track duration: 05:40
"Back 2 Good" as written by Rob Thomas, Matthew Serletic
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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It's certainly about the tough situation of trying to deal with others. For me I see it as perfect for the online communities or even in person where people are trying, wanting to connect with someone in someway but can't. Either they never knew how or perhaps after a 'failed' long term relationship feel insecure. Kind of like some Dar Williams where the singer feels insecure till see realizes everyone is feeling like her, all doubting.
It certainly fits where there is something between you and another but don't know, or wont admit, what is means. Like the comments on the trans/prostitute/etc workers/clients where there's maybe a connection thats taboo. Or simply when you like someone but can't say it to them.
It's like all the wonderful songs that help us see and maybe understand something that might be obvious but we don't know how to proccess it without a narritive to help us along :-)
It's certainly about the tough situation of trying to deal with others. For me I see it as perfect for the online communities or even in person where people are trying, wanting to connect with someone in someway but can't. Either they never knew how or perhaps after a 'failed' long term relationship feel insecure. Kind of like some Dar Williams where the singer feels insecure till see realizes everyone is feeling like her, all doubting.
It certainly fits where there is something between you and another but don't know, or wont admit, what is means. Like the comments on the trans/prostitute/etc workers/clients where there's maybe a connection thats taboo. Or simply when you like someone but can't say it to them.
It's like all the wonderful songs that help us see and maybe understand something that might be obvious but we don't know how to proccess it without a narritive to help us along :-)
It's certainly about the tough situation of trying to deal with others. For me I see it as perfect for the online communities or even in person where people are trying, wanting to connect with someone in someway but can't. Either they never knew how or perhaps after a 'failed' long term relationship feel insecure. Kind of like some Dar Williams where the singer feels insecure till see realizes everyone is feeling like her, all doubting.
It certainly fits where there is something between you and another but don't know, or wont admit, what is means. Like the comments on the trans/prostitute/etc workers/clients where there's maybe a connection thats taboo. Or simply when you like someone but can't say it to them.
It's like all the wonderful songs that help us see and maybe understand something that might be obvious but we don't know how to proccess it without a narritive to help us along :-)
Amazing song with wonderful lyrics.
"It's nothing it's so normal" meaning that the tran. prostitute is saying don't worry about it....i'm normal
"Just stand there I could say so much
But I don't go there cuz I don't want to" I don't wan't to talk about the fact that I am a tran. prostitute
"I was thinking if you were lonely
Maybe we could leave here and no one would know
At least not to the point that we would think so" The tran. prostitute is saying I'm lonely.....no one will find out we're together
"Everyone here, knows everyone here is thinking about
Somebody else
It's best if we all keep it under our heads
I couldn't tell, if anyone here was feeling the way I do
But I'm lonely now, and I don't know how
To get it back to good" the customer is thinking about his or her significant other and the t.p. is thinking about being with the customer forever....but they always leave...so the t.p. is left lonely and shattered because of the job
"This don't mean that, you own me
This ain't no good, in fact it's phony as hell
But things worked out just like you wanted to
If you see me out you don't know me
Try to turn your head, try to give me some room
To figure out just what I'm going to do" The t.p. is saying just because you're paying me doesn't mean you own me. It's all a lie "phony". The customer got what they wanted. If the customer sees the t.p. hooking with someone else....the customer pretends nothing happened so the t.p. can go hook and decide whether he or she wants to do it
"And everyone here, hates everyone here for doing just like
They do
It's best if we all keep this quiet instead
And I couldn't tell, why everyone here was doing me like
They do
But I'm sorry now, and I don't know how
To get it back to good" All of the t.p.'s hate what they do but they keep quiet. When the customer leaves, the t.p. feels screwed over and sorry for hat he or she did. the t.p. just wants a normal life
"Everyone here, is wondering what it's like to be with
Somebody else
Everyone here's to blame, everyone here
Gets caught up in the pleasure of the pain, everyone hides
Shades of shame, but looking inside we're the same, we're
The same
And we're all grown now, but we don't know how
To get it back to good" The customers are thinking about being with someone other than the t.p.s and the t.p.s ar thinking about being with the customers forever. They are all doing wrong but enjoys the pain. But they're all the same. The t.p.s are people too and the customers are making all of the same mistakes. They're all middle aged and lonely and just want to live normal lives and to be in love.
"Everyone here, knows everyone here is thinking 'bout
Somebody else
It's best if we all keep this under our heads
I couldn't tell, if anyone here was feeling the way I do
But it's over now, and I don't know how, it's over now
There's no getting back to good" All of the t.p.s have realized that they're getting older and that he life they have lived will never be te same, even if they find love.....the life they once had will always be there.
I tell myself that it's nothing and normal...I could see myself falling for this guy even though I could never tell him. We've hooked up and no one knows about it; at least not to my knowledge. I can assume that everyone else wonders what it's like to be with someone other than their partner, but no one would ever dare say it. Of course I can't tell what they're thinking. We've crossed the line and there's no going back to way things were before us.
Just because we've crossed this line, it doesn't mean I'm his. As a matter of fact, what we have is fake. But we both like the way things are going. If we ever run into each other in public, we simply turn our heads while in our minds try to figure things out. When we hear about these stories, we hate the people for doing the very thing that we're doing. And again, it's better to keep this quiet. I'm sorry about what's happened; we probably both are...but there's no going back.
Everyone is to blame for this mess and everyone enjoys the deeper pain that comes along with this intense pleasure. Everyone here hides behind their shame by putting on a front. Let's just put this under the radar. I'm sorry...but there's no going back.