Queen

Released: February 5, 1991

Songwriter: Roger Taylor John Deacon Brian May Freddie Mercury

Producer: David Richards Queen

[Chorus]
I can't live with you
But I can't live without you
I can't let you stay
Ooh, but I can't live if you go away
I don't know just how it goes
All I know is I can't live with you

[Verse 1]
Yeah, I'm having a hard time
I'm walking a fine line
Between hope and despair
You may think that I don't care
But I travelled a long road
To get hold of my sorrow
I tried to catch a dream
But nothing's what it seems
Love is saying, "baby, it's all right"
When deep inside
You're really petrified
Lover turns to hater on this escalator

[Chorus]
I can't live with you
Yeah, but I can't live without you
I can't breathe if you stay
But I can't bare you to go away
I don't know what time it is
All I know is I can't live with you

[Verse 2]
We're stuck in a bad place
We're trapped in a rat race
We can't escape
Maybe there's been some mistake
We're trying to make a high score
We're walking through a closed door
And nobody's winning
We're just sinning against ourselves

[Bridge]
Hold on, baby, tell me it's all right
Anger's breaking from the hurt inside
Passions screaming hotter
Doing what we gotta do, yeah
I can't live with you
I can't live with you
I can't live, I can't live
I can't, I can't live with you
But baby, I'll never ever leave you

[Chorus]
I can't live with you
But I can't live without you
'Cause I'm in love with you
Ooh, and everything about you
I can't live with you
No, I just can't live, I just can't live
I can't live with you
Yeah, and I can't live without you
Through the madness
Through the tears
We've still got each other
For a million years, yeah!

[Outro]
Ooh, yeah
Yeah, I can't live
Without you, yeah, yeah
I can't live without you
Yeah, yeah, oh, oh, oh
I can't live without you
I can't live without you
I can't live without you
Oh, I can't live without you
Baby, baby, baby
Without you, whoa yeah
I can't live without you

Formed in 1970, Queen was a British rock band whose classic line-up consisted of Freddie Mercury on lead vocals and piano, Brian May on lead guitar, Roger Taylor on drums, and John Deacon on bass. Although Mercury and May wrote the bulk of the band’s material, all four contributed to the songwriting, churning out huge hits. Initially a progressive rock band with strong metal influences, their sound evolved dramatically over time. The band went on to refine, if not define “stadium rock,” as they grew to become one of the most beloved rock bands of all time.

Their early progressive phase spawned epic tracks like “March of the Black Queen” and one international hit “Killer Queen.” But it was their 1975 track “Bohemian Rhapsody” which catapulted the group to super-stardom. The song reigned at #1 on the UK charts for nine weeks and has since been praised as one of the greatest songs of all time

Moving away from their album-orientated sound, the band only grew in popularity with such songs as November 1976’s “Somebody to Love,” October 1977’s “We Are the Champions,” January 1979’s “Don’t Stop Me Now,” June 1980’s “Another One Bites the Dust,” January 1984’s “Radio Ga Ga,” and many more. These songs are so beloved that a musical based on the band’s discography, titled We Will Rock You, became one of West-End’s longest-running shows with a 12-year run through May 2014—and more events being featured internationally, as well.

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