"I Want it That Way"

BACKSTREET BOYS LYRICS"I Want It That Way"
Yeah

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 fireYour 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 distanceI 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 whyI never wanna hear you say
(Don't wanna hear you say it)
I want it that way
I want it that way

Honestly, I never really thought about the words to the song, i have just had the lyrics to almost every backstreet boys song memorized since third grade. But now that i look over the lyrics, i notice that they are more sad then i thought they were. Saying things like "its too late" makes it seem like theyre breaking up but i always thought that it was a happier song about love just because of how upbeat the music seems to me. The song has always been a favorite of mine, along with each of the backstreet boys themselves so i was just happy listening to it and not really digging deeper into the meaning.