Released: November 3, 2017

Featuring: The Dap-Kings Horns

Songwriter: Sam Smith Jimmy Napes Tyler Johnson Charlie Smalls

Producer: Steve Fitzmaurice Jimmy Napes Tyler Johnson

[Verse 1]
Maybe one day I won't sing about you
I'll sing a song about someone new
But right here, right now, you are on my mind
And I think about you all the time

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm sendin' a message to you
And I'm hopin' that it will get through

[Chorus]
When it was good, it was bittersweet, honey
You made me sad, till I loved the shade of blue
I know you don't want to talk to me, so this is what I will do
Maybe you're listenin', so here's one last song for you
Here's one last song for you

[Verse 2]
And I hope it makes you feel
And I hope it makes you burn
And I hope it reminds you of how much it hurt

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm sendin' a message to you
And I'm hopin' that it will get through

[Chorus]
When it was good, it was bittersweet, honey
You made me sad, till I loved the shade of blue
I know you don't want to talk to me, so this is what I will do
Maybe you're listenin', so here's one last song for you

[Bridge]
In case you hear this, then know you're the love of my life
Want to tell you I'm sorry, I miss havin' you by my side
When you were mine

[Chorus]
When it was good, it was bittersweet, honey
You made me sad, till I loved the shade of blue
I know you don't want to talk to me, so this is what I will do
Maybe you're listenin', so here's one last song for you
Here's one last song for you

Sam Smith

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.