"When I Was Your Man" (2013) berkisah tentang penyesalan seorang pria yang telah berpisah dengan wanita pernah menjadi kekasihnya. Meski menyesal, pria itu cukup berjiwa besar berharap pria yang kini menjadi kekasih kekasihnya tidak melakukan kesalahan yang sama.
Same bed, but it feels just a little bit bigger now
Kasur
yang sama, tapi terasa lebih besar saat ini
Our song on the radio, but it don't sound the same
Our song on the radio, but it don't sound the same
Lagu
kita diputar di radio, tapi tidak lagi terdengar sama
When our friends talk about you
Ketika
teman-teman kita membicarakanmu
all that it does is just tear me down
semua
itu membuatku hancur berkeping-keping
Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name
Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name
Karena
hatiku sedikit hancur ketika mendengar namamu
And it all just sound like uh, uh, uh
And it all just sound like uh, uh, uh
Dan
semuanya terdengar seperti uh uh uh
Hmmm too young, too dumb to realize
Hmmm too young, too dumb to realize
Hmmm
terlalu muda, terlalu bodoh untuk menyadari
That I should have bought you flowers
That I should have bought you flowers
Bahwa
seharusnya aku membelikanmu seikat bunga
and held your hand
dan
menggenggam tanganmu
Should have gave you all my hours
Should have gave you all my hours
Harusnya
aku berikan waktuku
when I had the chance
ketika
aku punya kesempatan
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
Membawamu
ke setiap pesta karena yang paling kamu inginkan adalah berdansa
Now my baby is dancing,
Now my baby is dancing,
Sekarang
orang yang kusayangi sedang menari,
but she's dancing with another man
Tapi
dia menari dengan pria lain
My pride, my ego, my needs and my selfish ways
My pride, my ego, my needs and my selfish ways
Kebanggaan,
ego, kebutuhan dan keegoisanku
Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life
Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life
Menyebabkan
seorang wanita tangguh sepertimu pergi dari hidupku
Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I made
Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I made
Sekarang
aku tidak pernah, tidak pernah bisa membereskan kekacauan yang aku buat
And it haunts me every time I close my eyes
And it haunts me every time I close my eyes
Dan
itu menghantuiku setiap kali aku menutup mata
And it all just sound like uh, uh, uh
Dan
semuanya terdengar seperti uh uh uh
Too young, too dumb to realize
Too young, too dumb to realize
Hmmm
terlalu muda, terlalu bodoh untuk menyadari
That I should have bought you flowers
That I should have bought you flowers
Bahwa
seharusnya aku membelikanmu seikat bunga
and held your hand
dan
menggenggam tanganmu
Should have gave you all my hours
Should have gave you all my hours
Harusnya
aku berikan waktuku
when I had the chance
ketika
aku punya kesempatan
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
Take you to every party cause all you wanted to do was dance
Membawamu
ke setiap pesta karena yang paling kamu inginkan adalah berdansa
Now my baby is dancing,
Now my baby is dancing,
Sekarang
orang yang kusayangi sedang menari,
but she's dancing with another man
Tapi
dia menari dengan pria lain
Although it hurts I'll be the first to say that I was wrong
Meskipun
sakit, aku akan jadi orang yang pertama berkata aku bersalah
Oh, I know I'm probably much too late
Oh, I know I'm probably much too late
Oh,
aku tahu aku mungkin sudah sangat terlambat
To try and apologize for my mistakes
To try and apologize for my mistakes
Untuk
belajar memaafkan kesalahanku
But I just want you to know
But I just want you to know
Tapi
aku hanya ingin kamu tahu
I hope he buys you flowers,
I hope he buys you flowers,
Aku
harap dia membelikanmu seikat bunga,
I hope he holds your hand
aku
harap dia menggenggam tanganmu
Give you all his hours when he has the chance
Give you all his hours when he has the chance
Memberimu
semua waktunya ketika dia punya kesempatan
Take you to every party
Take you to every party
Membawamu
ke setiap pesta
cause I remember how much you loved to dance
karena aku ingat betapa kamu sangat suka menari
karena aku ingat betapa kamu sangat suka menari
Do all the things I should have done
Melakukan
semua yang harusnya kulakukan
when I was your man
Ketika
dulu aku menjadi priamu
Do all the things I should have done
Melakukan
semua yang harusnya kulakukan
when I was your man
Ketika dulu aku menjadi priamu