Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
I know you're somewhere out there
Somewhere far away
I want you back
I want you back
My neighbors think I'm crazy
But they don't understand
You're all I had
You're all I had
At night when the stars
Light up my room
I sit by myself
Talking to the moon
Tryna get to you
In hopes you're on
The other side
Talking to me too
Or am I a fool
Who sits alone
Talking to the moon
Oh
I'm feeling like I'm famous
The talk of the town
They say I've gone mad
Yeah, I've gone mad
But they don't know what I know
'Cause when the sun goes down
Someone's talking back
Yeah, they're talking back, oh
At night when the stars
Light up my room
I sit by myself
Talking to the moon
Tryna get to you
In hopes you're on
The other side
Talking to me too
Or am I a fool
Who sits alone
Talking to the moon
(Ah, ah, ah)
Do you ever hear me calling?
(Ah) Oh-oh-oh
(Ah) Oh-oh-oh
(Ah)
'Cause every night
I'm talking to the moon
Still tryna get to you
In hopes you're on
The other side
Talking to me too
Or am I a fool
Who sits alone
Talking to the moon, oh
I know you're somewhere out there
Somewhere far away
Somewhere far away
I want you back
I want you back
My neighbors think I'm crazy
But they don't understand
You're all I had
You're all I had
At night when the stars
Light up my room
I sit by myself
Talking to the moon
Tryna get to you
In hopes you're on
The other side
Talking to me too
Or am I a fool
Who sits alone
Talking to the moon
Oh
I'm feeling like I'm famous
The talk of the town
They say I've gone mad
Yeah, I've gone mad
But they don't know what I know
'Cause when the sun goes down
Someone's talking back
Yeah, they're talking back, oh
At night when the stars
Light up my room
I sit by myself
Talking to the moon
Tryna get to you
In hopes you're on
The other side
Talking to me too
Or am I a fool
Who sits alone
Talking to the moon
(Ah, ah, ah)
Do you ever hear me calling?
(Ah) Oh-oh-oh
(Ah) Oh-oh-oh
(Ah)
'Cause every night
I'm talking to the moon
Still tryna get to you
In hopes you're on
The other side
Talking to me too
Or am I a fool
Who sits alone
Talking to the moon, oh
I know you're somewhere out there
Somewhere far away
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Talking To The Moon Lyrics as written by Albert Garrett Winkler Jeffrey Nath Bhasker
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Well mrsbrunomars how can he say "i want you back" if he's looking for sumone he's never met?
maybe he lost that dream of ever finding that perfecct girl for him, and he wants that dream back.
I believe it is about a girl who he loved and she meant everything to him. It may or may not have ended on a bad note,but she moved away, or they lost touch completely. He was the one to break up and it was a mistake and so he has been regretting it ever since. He never got the chance to say sorry for hurting her, and now lives everyday of his life hoping that somehow she could hear him. Anyway, thats what I think of it, its truely a beautiful song, written from the heart. This is why Bruno Mars is different from many other Artists who write love songs :).
it's about a dog sitting at home waiting for his master to come home! this song is about a dogs deep yearning for it's master to come home. My dog would sit there waiting for me to come home every day, waiting foe me to take him on a walk!!!<br /> <br /> "neighbors think i am crazy" - dog is howling intrepidly- 'talking to the moon', so of course the neighbors think he/she is crazy<br /> <br />
I agree with the dream girl theory I think he's saying that whether people believe him or not he's not going to give up on finding love and he believes that there is a girl somewhere in the world who believes the same and though they may not have each other they take comfort in talking to the moon hoping there words someday get to each other and that the other talks back
I think this song is about his beloved has died, that he is talking to the moon in hope she can still hear him and know that he loves him. I think this is such a sad song, sad and beautiful.
I think that Bruno wrote his song about death. "The neighbors think I'm crazy, but they don't understand. You're all I have." or "In hopes you're on the other side, talking to me too".
@Natalie12345 This is a very sad perspective, but makes a lot of sense.
@Natalie12345 i agree with u😇
First let me say this is such a beautiful song! I am in love with Bruno Mars's voice!
For me this song is about someone who's love is separated by distance which keeps them apart. And whether their being apart is due to distance (ie. long distance relationship) or just because they've separated and no longer see each other, it's about that moment when the night is clear and you look up at the stars and the moon. You think of someone you love and you hope that they're looking up at the sky and thinking about you too. Because you know if they are, then they're that much closer to you.
I totally agree with ^cariwc. The whole long distance concept fits in well.. I love this song. :)
^^This is like my theme song. I live in the US and my boyfriend lives in Scotland, so every time I hear this song I think of him.
I'm gonna go a completely different path with this one. I think this song may be about the death of someone close to him, as in they are on the other side of the moon in Heaven.
I first heard this song around this time last year, right after I had met this guy on vacation (2,000 miles from home). he and I only had a few weeks together so it was very short lived, but the lyrics fit perfectly once I left.
Now, however, I've had a change of heart. I lost my best friend in the world (he was my high school sweetheart as well) just last weekend. and every single word fits how I feel. I literally stare up at the sky and talk to him, and just pray and pray he hears me and is talking back, even though I can't hear him. it's a small town so that's about all everyone talks about, and I have more than gone mad on several occasions.
My interpretation is that he lost someone extremely close to him, whether it be a best friend, a girlfriend, or even a sibling. you could all be right as well though, it could be about a break-up or an ended long distance relationship.
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@Daboiz marry me don't you sound a little desperate
I think this song is so beautiful. It's about a guy longing for a girl he once had. Now all he has is the moon. He stares at in longing for her, talking to the moon in hopes she'll hear him and want him back! I love this song, Bruno Mars is very talented.