Cover art for Back to What You Know by Ne-Yo

Back to What You Know

Produced by

Sep. 11, 20081 viewer

Back to What You Know Lyrics

[Intro]
Ooh
La-dee-da-da-da
Woah, woah, mm
La-dee-da-da-da
Mm

[Verse 1]
I don't know where to begin
Fighting a war I can't win
Fighting a memory
Of something that used to be, mm
No matter how hard I fight
All of my strength and my might
Keeps defeating me
It just keeps defeating me, mm

[Pre-Chorus]
So what I'm trying to say
I know what's happening
Your body's here with me
But your heart and your mind is still with him

[Chorus]
Go back to what you know
Go back to where you know your heart is
Girl, just be honest (This is impossible)
This is impossible
We'll never work if you don't want it
Girl, you belong with him, so go back to what you know
Go back to what to know
'Cause this is impossible
[Verse 2]
Telling me things you used to
Do when he was with you
How he was oh-so sweet
The way that he used to treat you
And since you just can't keep him out of your mind (Mind)
It's obvious to me that I'm (I'm)
Not where you want to be
Baby, you don't want me, no, no

[Pre-Chorus]
So what I'm trying to say
I know what's happening
Your body's here with me
But your heart and your mind is still with him

[Chorus]
Go back to what you know
Go back to where you know your heart is
Girl, just be honest (This is impossible)
This is impossible
We'll never work if you don't want it
Girl, you belong with him, so go back to what you know
Go back to what to know
'Cause this is impossible
[Bridge]
And if that's really what you want
I will not stand in your way
You wanna be free
I will let you be
I'd rather you happy
Than miserable with me
Back to what you know
Ooh, back to what you know
Said, back to what you know

[Chorus]
Go back to what you know
Go back to where you know your heart is (Where your heart is, girl)
Girl, just be honest (This is impossible)
This is impossible (Hey)
We'll never work if you don't want it (If you don't want it)
Girl, you belong with him, so go back to what you know (Hey, back to what you know, know, know)
Go back to what to know ('Cause this is impossible)
'Cause this is impossible (Oh)

[Outro]
Said, ain't no way to make this last
You're stuck in the past
Pedal to the gas
And drive away

How to Format Lyrics:

  • Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus
  • Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines
  • Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc.
  • Use italics (<i>lyric</i>) and bold (<b>lyric</b>) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part
  • If you don’t understand a lyric, use [?]

To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum

About

Have the inside scoop on this song?
Sign up and drop some knowledge

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

Credits
Produced By
Release Date
September 11, 2008
Tags
Comments