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"I Want It That Way" - Backstreet Boys

Boy bands = a group of guys singing and dancing their way into my heart. I'm not ashamed to admit it. Even after all these years, I still go wild like a crazy pre-teen when I see them perform. I love the fascination of it all. The crazy fans singing along while they bump and grind their junks on stage. The deafening screams and fainting spells. The overly-priced merchandise because a stock photograph of a favorite band member's face is plastered on the front.

I love the corny songs and sentimental lyrics even though I know it was written by someone else stuck in a studio somewhere. But it's hard to recognize this truth when you see 5 handsome guys, dressed to impress, holding microphones and spewing out romantic serenades one after the other... it's hard not to buy into what I know is just a fantasy. So, I simply surrender to it because it's just a lot more fun this way and what's the harm in that ;)?

The first concert I took my baby sis to felt like an extreme rush of blood to the head. Girls of every age group with painted faces and posters as far as the eyes can see, lined up days before (even though they already had tickets to the show) just to wait for a chance to get a glimpse of the specialty RVs pulling into the parking lot. Guards and police officers in riot gear wrapped around the venue to ensure no one did anything too stupid like sell their souls to get in. But we didn't care at all. We didn't care about the wait, the fees, the rants and the raves because it was an amazing experience. And we don't regret any of it because for once in our lives, we can say, "We were there."

Lyrics:

You are my fire
The one desire
Believe when I say
I want it that way

But we are two worlds apart
Can't reach to your heart
When you say
That I want it that way

[Chorus:]
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say
I want it that way

Am I your fire
Your one desire
Yes I know it's too late
But I want it that way

[Chorus]

Now I can see that we're falling apart
From the way that it used to be, yeah
No matter the distance
I want you to know
That deep down inside of me...

You are my fire
The one desire
You are
You are, you are, you are

Don't wanna hear you say
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
(Don't wanna hear you say)
I never wanna hear you say
I want it that way

Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain't nothin but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say
(Don't wanna hear you say it)
I want it that way
I want it that way


http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/backstreetboys/iwantitthatway.html
http://www.ruggedelegantliving.com/a/003524.html
http://people.ucsc.edu/~axliu/

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