Alternating between ballad verses and a dance beat chorus, ‘Without You’ is a song about not giving up on love when life gets difficult.
Usher told MTV that it was a song that resonated with him personally. “I think the world wanted a record like that. That [song] really spoke to the journey that I’ve actually been on in the last three years,” he said.
Lyrics
I can’t win, I can’t reign
I will never win this game
Without you, without you
I am lost, I am vain,
I will never be the same
Without you, without you
I won’t run, I won’t fly
I will never make it by
Without you, without you
I can’t rest, I can’t fight
All I need is you and I,
Without you, without you
Oh oh oh!
You! You! You!
Without…
You! You! You!
Without…you
Can’t erase, so I’ll take blame
But I can’t accept that we’re estranged
Without you, without you
I can’t quit now, this can’t be right
I can’t take one more sleepless night
Without you, without you
I won’t soar, I won’t climb
If you’re not here, I’m paralyzed
Without you, without you
I can’t look, I’m so blind
I lost my heart, I lost my mind
Without you, without you
Oh oh oh!
You! You! You!
Without…
You! You! You!
Without…you
I am lost, I am vain,
I will never be the same
Without you, without you
Without…you