Honeymoon Avenue Lyrics

[Verse 2]
Hey, what happened to the butterflies?
Guess they encountered that stop sign

And my heart is at a yellow light, a yellow light
Hey, right when I think that we found it (Found it)
Well, that's when we start turnin' around (Turnin' around)
You're sayin', "Baby, don't worry"
But we're still goin' the wrong way

[Pre-Chorus]
Baby, you know how to drive in rain
And you decided not to make a change
Stuck in the same old lane
Goin' the wrong way home


[Chorus]
I feel like my heart is stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic
I'm under pressure 'cause I can't have you the way that I want
Let's just go back to the way it was
When we were on Honeymoon Avenue
Honeymoon Avenue, baby

Coastin' like crazy
Can we get back to the way it was?

[Bridge]
They say only fools fall in love
Well, they must've been talkin' about us
And sometimes I feel like we've been here before
I could be wrong, but I know I'm right
We're gon' be lost if we continue to fight
Honey, I know, yeah
We can find our way home

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“Honeymoon Avenue” is the opening track from Ariana Grande’s debut album Yours Truly. Lyrics are believed to be about her ex-boyfriend, Graham Phillips.

“Honeymoon Avenue” was originally a working title for Yours Truly.

The original version of “Honeymoon Avenue” was more upbeat, similar to an Amy Winehouse song, while the official release is simply a remix, which sounds more like a Justin Timberlake/Timbaland-fueled track.

In an interview, Ariana spoke about performing the song live:

I almost cried last night when I was singing it onstage, ‘cause it’s about something that’s so special to me when I hear it. It strikes a personal chord. “Honeymoon Avenue” is about knowing you are at the end of a relationship and wishing it could not be the end and go back to the beginning and start over.

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What did Ariana Grande say about "Honeymoon Avenue"?
Genius Answer

Ariana revealed on Twitter that she recorded “Honeymoon Avenue” and “Tattooed Heart” with a lung infection and a skull infection, stating “I’d sing for ten minutes and nap for twenty”.

Is the title of "Honeymoon Avenue" significant?
Genius Answer

According to a tweet she made, Ariana originally wanted her album to be called “Honeymoon Avenue” instead of Yours Truly.

What has the media said about the song?
Genius Answer

Rolling Stone ranked the track as Ariana’s #23 best song, saying:

Ariana leans into her inner hopeless romantic on the doo-wop-tinged ‘Honeymoon Avenue,’ the lead single from her debut album, Yours Truly. With the glimmer of an old Hollywood score in the background, the singer pines for when she and her lover were at the peak of their romance, crooning, ‘Hey, what happened to the butterflies?’

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Recorded At
Brandon's Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Release Date
August 30, 2013
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