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Come Back Baby is the first track on the new album Thunder in the Night produced by Paul Robert Thomas
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“Come Back Baby” is a heartfelt and melancholic plea for reconciliation, filled with regret, longing, and emotional vulnerability. The lyrics convey a deep sense of loss and isolation, with the narrator yearning for a second chance with someone they have wronged.
The song paints a vivid picture of despair, using imagery like standing alone in the rain, being completely broke, and drifting through a dream-like haze of past mistakes. The repeated plea, “Come back baby, we’ll start anew,” serves as both a desperate hope and a recognition of the damage done. There are references to past apologies, a longing for forgiveness, and an overwhelming desire to return to the way things once were.
The themes of regret and self-reflection are woven throughout, with lines like “It was all about me, you were never to blame,” showing a painful acknowledgment of personal failings. The contrast between the narrator’s emptiness and the warmth of the person they long for further emphasizes the emotional distance between them.
Overall, “Come Back Baby” is a raw, emotional ballad about love, loss, and the hope for redemption, capturing the universal experience of wanting to mend a broken relationship.
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Come Back Baby lyrics
Age is just a number
Jail is just a room
I feel so all alone
Like a man on the moon
Come back baby
We’ll start anew
You know no-one cared
As much for you as I do
I’m standing in the rain
On an empty street
I know you’re warm inside
Surrounded by heat
Just give me a sign
Give me some hope
My pockets are empty
I’m completely broke
I don’t know
If I can take any more
Why can’t things
Be like they were before
I said that I’m sorry
I said that to you
I hope you can forgive me
These things I did to you
Come back baby
We’ll start anew
You know no-one cared
As much for you as I do
Floating through past dreams
Like a faked crash scene
Feeling like a shadow
That no-one can see
Drifting through the days
Forgot my name
It was all about me
You were never to blame
I don’t know
If I can take any more
Why can’t things
Be like they were before
Tell me it’s not over
Tell me I’m your man
Want to start again
I’ll do all I can
Come back baby
We’ll start anew
You know no-one cared
As much for you as I do
I don’t know
If I can take any more
Why can’t things
Be like they were before
Paul Robert Thomas
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