Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini
“Love Me Like You Mean It” is the third track and lead single and from Kelsea’s debut album The First Time. “Love Me Like You Mean It” peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, making Ballerini the first solo female to top that chart with her debut single since Carrie Underwood’s...
[Intro]
Love me, love me, love me
Mm
[Verse 1]
Oh, hey
Boy with your hat back
Mm, I kinda like that
If you wanna walk my way
I'ma shoot you straight up
Show me what you're made of
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't have time to waste on the boys
That are playing the games
And leavin' the girls cryin' out in the rain
So tell me, baby
Do you got what it takes?
[Chorus]
If you're gonna hold me, hold me like I'm leavin'
If you're gonna kiss me, kiss me like you need it
Baby, if you're not, you best get to leavin'
If you're gonna love me, love me like you mean it (Like you mean it)
If you're gonna talk the talk, you better walk it
If you wanna keep me, keep me like you lost it
If you're gonna say it, make me believe it
If you're gonna love me, boy, love me like you mean it
[Verse 2]
Oh, hey
I've had my share of losers, liars and users
Lookin' for a heart to break
So if you're like that
Well, take a step back
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I don't have time to waste on the boys
That are playin' the games
And leavin' the girls cryin' out in the rain
So tell me, baby
Are you just crazy or crazy over me?
[Chorus]
If you're gonna hold me, hold me like I'm leavin'
If you're gonna kiss me, kiss me like you need it
Baby, if you're not, you best get to leavin'
If you're gonna love me, love me like you mean it (Like you mean it)
If you're gonna talk the talk, you better walk it
If you wanna keep me, keep me like you lost it
If you're gonna say it, make me believe it
If you're gonna love me, boy, love me like you mean it
[Post-Chorus]
If you're gonna love me, love me, love me
[Chorus]
If you're gonna hold me, hold me like I'm leavin'
If you're gonna kiss me, kiss me like you need it
Baby, if you're not, you best get to leavin'
If you're gonna love me, love me, love me
If you're gonna talk the talk, you better walk it
If you wanna keep me, keep me like you lost it
If you're gonna say it, make me believe it
If you're gonna love me, boy, love me like you mean it (Yeah, yeah)
[Outro]
Love me like you mean it
If you're gonna love me, love me, love me, mm
Love me like you mean it, yeah
Love me
Love Me Like You Mean It was written by Lance Carpenter & Forest Glen Whitehead & Josh Kerr & Kelsea Ballerini.
Love Me Like You Mean It was produced by Forest Glen Whitehead.
Kelsea Ballerini released Love Me Like You Mean It on Tue Jul 08 2014.
The single appeared on a total of five charts:
Canada (Canadian Hot 100): #61
Canada Country (Billboard): #3
US Billboard Hot 100: #45
US Country Airplay (Billboard): #1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard): #5
The single marked her first appearance on any music charts at the time.
What made me love the single and what made me want to lead with “Love Me Like You Mean It” was the confident-girl stance on it. And so, my whole album, I really wanted to have that theme of confidence in a girl, and being okay with who you are, and talking about heartbreak, and talking about all tho...