"Whatever It Takes" lyrics

"Whatever It Takes"

A strangled smile fell from your face
It kills me that I hurt you this way
The worst part is that I didn't even know
Now there's a million reasons for you to go
But if you can find a reason to stay

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe that I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes

She said, "If we're gonna make this work
You gotta let me inside even though it hurts
Don't hide the broken parts that I need to see"
She said, "Like it or not it's the way it's gotta be
You gotta love yourself if you can ever love me"

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
And give me a break
I'll keep us together, I know you deserve much better

But remember the time I told you the way that I felt
That I'd be lost without you and never find myself
Let's hold onto each other above everything else
Start over, start over

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe that I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes


Thanks to Mike Lacine for adding these lyrics.
Thanks to Britt, Michelle M. Ketterling, Melissah for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Jason Wade, Jude Anthony Cole
This is the second single from their fourth studio album. The song was successful in the USA charting in the top 40, e.g. number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100, 28 on the Billboard Digital Songs.
Jason Wade said about "Whatever It Takes" the following, "I think the main message of this song, at least for me personally when I was writing the lyrics, is just how difficult it can be to be in a relationship. Sometimes, you do things to disappoint the other person. Letting someone down and trying to repair a relationship that you feel is kind of slipping through your hands a bit."
The music video for this track was released on Yahoo! Music on the 15th of November of 2007. Jason Wade said about the clip, "The whole concept of this video and just stuff exploding and breaking with my performance to the camera; it's almost like my performance is trying to salvage a relationship together. The imagery of stuff breaking and falling apart; it's almost like the whole world shattering around you, but you're trying to keep it alive."
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