I Want It That Way

Yeah

ˈjɛ.ə

I’m yours completely,

ˈaɪm ˈjɔːrz kəm.ˈplit.li

I feel so deeply,

aɪ ˈfiɫ ˈsoʊ ˈdiː.pli

You’re my first thought everyday,

ˈjɔːr ˈmaɪ ˈfɜ˞st ˈθɔt ˈɛv.riː.ˌdeɪ

And I want it that way,

ənd aɪ ˈwɔːnt ɪt ˈðæt ˈweɪ

My life is for you,

ˈmaɪ ˈlaɪf ˈɪz fə˞ ˈjuː

And I adore you,

ənd aɪ ə.ˈdɔːr ˈjuː

And I love you more, everyday,

ənd aɪ ˈlʌv jə ˈmɔːr | ˈɛv.riː.ˌdeɪ

And I want it that way,

ənd aɪ ˈwɔːnt ɪt ˈðæt ˈweɪ

No goodbyes,

ˈnoʊ ɡʊd.ˈbaɪz

Ain’t nothin’ but a heartache,

ˈeɪnt ˈnɑː.θɪn ˈbʌt ə ˈhɑːrt.ˌeɪk

No more lies,

ˈnoʊ ˈmɔːr ˈlaɪz

Ain’t nothin’ but a mistake

ˈeɪnt ˈnɑː.θɪn ˈbʌt ə mə.ˈsteɪk

That is why,

ˈðæt ˈɪz ˈwaɪ

I love it when I hear you say,

aɪ ˈlʌv ɪt ˈwɛn aɪ ˈhɪr jə ˈseɪ

I want it that way

aɪ ˈwɔːnt ɪt ˈðæt ˈweɪ

My heart is on fire,

ˈmaɪ ˈhɑːrt ˈɪz ˈɔːn ˈfaɪ.ə˞

Such a strong desire,

ˈsʌtʃ ə ˈstrɔːŋ dɪ.ˈzaɪ.ə˞

Yes I know it’s too late

ˈjɛs aɪ ˈnoʊ ˈɪts ˈtʰuː ˈleɪt

But I want it that way

ˈbʌt aɪ ˈwɔːnt ɪt ˈðæt ˈweɪ

No goodbyes,

ˈnoʊ ɡʊd.ˈbaɪz

Ain’t nothin’ but a heartache,

ˈeɪnt ˈnɑː.θɪn ˈbʌt ə ˈhɑːrt.ˌeɪk

No more lies,

ˈnoʊ ˈmɔːr ˈlaɪz

Ain’t nothin’ but a mistake

ˈeɪnt ˈnɑː.θɪn ˈbʌt ə mə.ˈsteɪk

That is why,

ˈðæt ˈɪz ˈwaɪ

I love it when I hear you say,

aɪ ˈlʌv ɪt ˈwɛn aɪ ˈhɪr jə ˈseɪ

I want it that way

aɪ ˈwɔːnt ɪt ˈðæt ˈweɪ

I gave you my heart,

aɪ ˈɡeɪv jə ˈmaɪ ˈhɑːrt

Baby right from the start,

ˈbeɪ.bi ˈraɪt frəm ðə ˈstɑːrt

And that’s the way it will always be, yeah

ənd ˈðæts ðə ˈweɪ ɪt ˈwɪɫ ˈɔɫ.ˌweɪz ˈbiː | ˈjɛ.ə

No matter the distance,

ˈnoʊ ˈmæɾ.ə˞ ðə ˈdɪs.təns

I want you to know,

aɪ ˈwɔːnt jə tə ˈnoʊ

That deep down inside of me,

ˈðæt ˈdip ˈdaʊn ɪn.ˈsaɪd əv ˈmiː

You are my fire,

juː ə˞ ˈmaɪ ˈfaɪ.ə˞

The one desire,

ðə ˈwʌn dɪ.ˈzaɪ.ə˞

You are, you are, you are, you are,

juː ˈɑːr | juː ˈɑːr | juː ˈɑːr | juː ˈɑːr

Don’t wanna hear you say,

ˈdoʊnt ˈwɑː.nə ˈhɪr jə ˈseɪ

Ain’t nothin’ but a heartache,

ˈeɪnt ˈnɑː.θɪn ˈbʌt ə ˈhɑːrt.ˌeɪk

Ain’t nothin’ but a mistake,

ˈeɪnt ˈnɑː.θɪn ˈbʌt ə mə.ˈsteɪk

I love it when I hear you say,

aɪ ˈlʌv ɪt ˈwɛn aɪ ˈhɪr jə ˈseɪ

You want it that way,

ˈjuː ˈwɔːnt ɪt ˈðæt ˈweɪ

No goodbyes,

ˈnoʊ ɡʊd.ˈbaɪz

Ain’t nothin’ but a heartache,

ˈeɪnt ˈnɑː.θɪn ˈbʌt ə ˈhɑːrt.ˌeɪk

No more lies,

ˈnoʊ ˈmɔːr ˈlaɪz

Ain’t nothin’ but a mistake

ˈeɪnt ˈnɑː.θɪn ˈbʌt ə mə.ˈsteɪk

That is why,

ˈðæt ˈɪz ˈwaɪ

I love it when I hear you say,

aɪ ˈlʌv ɪt ˈwɛn aɪ ˈhɪr jə ˈseɪ

I want it that way

aɪ ˈwɔːnt ɪt ˈðæt ˈweɪ

No goodbyes,

ˈ ˈnoʊ ɡʊd.ˈbaɪz

Ain’t nothin’ but a heartache,

ˈeɪnt ˈnɑː.θɪn ˈbʌt ə ˈhɑːrt.ˌeɪk

No more lies,

ˈnoʊ ˈmɔːr ˈlaɪz

Ain’t nothin’ but a mistake

ˈeɪnt ˈnɑː.θɪn ˈbʌt ə mə.ˈsteɪk

That is why,

ˈðæt ˈɪz ˈwaɪ

I love it when I hear you say,

aɪ ˈlʌv ɪt ˈwɛn aɪ ˈhɪr jə ˈseɪ

I want it that way

aɪ ˈwɔːnt ɪt ˈðæt ˈweɪ

‘Cos I want it that way

ˈkʰɑs aɪ ˈwɔːnt ɪt ˈðæt ˈweɪ