Sam Smith

Released: November 3, 2017

Songwriter: Sam Smith Jimmy Napes

Producer: Steve Fitzmaurice Jimmy Napes

[Verse 1]
Maybe I'm done, maybe it's true
Maybe I had one chance and I lost it with you
We fell so hard, with nothing to lose
I'll never love again, I'll never love you

[Chorus]
'Cause I gave my heart to a goddamn fool
I gave him everything
Now there's nothing left for you
'Cause I gave (I gave)
My heart (My heart)
To a goddamn fool
Oh, I lost everything
Now I have nothing left for you
I have nothing left for you

[Verse 2]
Mm, I can't pretend, pretend that I care
I see how you look at me, but I am not there
The damage is done, I'll save you the time
And if there are feelings there, they are not mine

[Chorus]
'Cause I gave (I gave)
My heart (My heart)
To a goddamn fool
I gave him everything
Now there's nothing left for you
'Cause I gave (I gave)
My heart (My heart)
To a goddamn fool
I lost everything
And I have nothing left for you
Oh, I have nothing left for you

[Bridge]
You won't hear me say those words again
This is something that you cannot mend
Can't you see I am a product of my own past?
So I know this will never last
And I will not cover your fears
I will not pick up your tears
I'll live out the rest of my days alone

[Chorus]
'Cause I gave my heart to a goddamn fool
I gave him everything
Now there's nothing left for you
'Cause I gave my heart to a goddamn fool
I lost everything
And I have nothing left for you

Sam Smith was born on 19th May 1992 and grew up in a rural village on the border of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, the nearest town being Bishops Stortford. They’re the oldest of three siblings and are said to be close to their younger sisters. Their mother is a successful City of London trader and their father a stay-at-home dad who brought up the children.

Smith showed an early talent for singing, and their parents responded by arranging singing lessons from the age of eight with professional jazz singer and songwriter, Joanna Eden. At the early age of seventeen, they left school to pursue their dream, living in a small one-bed flat and working in a London pub, but ended up isolated and beset by loneliness.

Sam knew they were gay, they said, for as long as they could remember. They suffered bullying at school and were shocked to find that even in London—close to gay communities—they were subjected to homophobic attacks. These negative experiences, combined with an inherently emotional nature, inform their songwriting and delivery. The soulful, beautifully rich tone of their voice and the subject of the lyrics ‘speak’ to many people and have led to their success.

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