Cover art for You Know What I Mean by Phil Collins

You Know What I Mean

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You Know What I Mean Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Just as I thought I'd make it
You walk back into my life,
just like you never left
Just as I'd learned to be lonely
You call up to tell me
You're not sure if you're ready
But ready or not, you'll take what you've got and leave


[Chorus]
Oh, leave me alone with my heart
Putting the pieces back together again
Just leave, oh, leave me alone with my dreams
I can do without you, you know what I mean


[Verse 2]
I wish I could write a love song
To show you the way I feel
Seems you don't like to listen
Oh, but like it or not, take what you've got and leave

[Chorus]
Oh, leave me alone with my heart
It's broken in two and I'm not thinking too straight
Just leave, oh, leave me alone with my dreams
You've taken everything else, you know what I mean

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Recorded At
Old Croft, Shalford, Surrey, England; Townhouse Studios, Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, England; The Village, Los Angeles, California
Release Date
February 13, 1981
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