I was a liar
I gave in to the fire
I know I should've fought it
At least I'm being honest
Feel like a failure
'Cause I know that I failed you
I should've done you better
'Cause you don't want a liar
And I know, and I know, and I know
She gives you everything,
But, boy, I couldn't give it to you
And I know, and I know, and I know
That you got everything,
But I got nothing here without you
So one last time
I need to be the one who takes you home
One more time
I promise, after that, I'll let you go
Baby, I don't care if you got her in your heart
All I really care is you wake up in my arms
One last time
I need to be the one who takes you home
I don't deserve it
I know I don't deserve it,
But stay with me a minute
I swear I'll make it worth it
Can't you forgive me?
At least just temporarily
I know that this is my fault
I should've been more careful
And I know, and I know, and I know
She gives you everything,
But, boy, I couldn't give it to you
And I know, and I know, and I know
That you got everything,
But I got nothing here without you, baby
So one last time
I need to be the one who takes you home
One more time
I promise, after that I'll let you go
Baby, I don't care if you got her in your heart
All I really care is you wake up in my arms
One last time
I need to be the one who takes you home (la li he)
I know I should've fought it
At least I'm being honest (yeah)
But stay with me a minute
I swear I'll make it worth it, babe
'Cause I don't wanna be without you
(Oh)
So one last time
I need to be the one who takes you home (who takes you home, babe)
One more time
I promise, after that I'll let you go
Baby, I don't care if you got her in your heart
All I really care is you wake up in my arms (wake up in my arms)
One last time
I need to be the one who takes you home (yeah)
One last time
I need to be the one who takes you home
MEANING OF SONG
"One Last Time" finds Ariana admitting to being unfaithful. Even though she knows she's in the wrong and doesn't deserve to get her ex-boyfriend back, she wants to spend one more night with him as her final goodbye. A part of her also hopes that after one more night together, he will be able to forgive her and take her back.
Rumour has it this song was written about Ariana's affair with . Her boyfriend at the time of this affair was .
The chemistry between Ariana and her secret forbidden lover supposedly began brewing when they created the song and filmed for together.
After the , Ariana's fans redefined the meaning of this song and got it back in the charts to remember the 22 fans who sadly lost their lives at her concert that night.
"One Last Time" was re-released in May 2017 as a charity single with all the proceeds from the new sales to be donated to the .
Grande's fans adopted the song as a symbol of solidarity to the victims, due to it being one of the final songs she performed at her Manchester show on the date of the Manchester bombing. The song hit #1 on UK iTunes Chart. The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart and hit a new peak at #2. Grande also performed the song at the "One Love Manchester" Benefit Concert.
SITES TO SONG
Nightcore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2hkyus-Z9I
Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPgEgaPk62M
Lyric Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg92RrNhB8s
Karaoke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca-PCQ2LMk4