About The Song
“Words Get in the Way” is a song written by Gloria Estefan and released as the third single from her band, Miami Sound Machine, on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love. The song is a ballad and became the highest-charting song off the album.
As a ballad, “Words Get in the Way” marked a change in sound from the band’s earlier singles and foreshadowed Estefan’s later success.
The song was their first to crack the Top 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #5, and became their first number-one hit on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart in 1986. They didn’t achieve the same success internationally, but still managed to reach the Top 20 in other countries. The single was certified Gold by the ARIA for its sales of 35,000 copies.
The band re-recorded the song in Spanish under the title “No Me Vuelvo a Enamorar” (“I Won’t Fall in Love Again”), although not a direct translation. The Spanish version entered the “Hot Latin Songs” in the Top 20, becoming the band’s first entrance on the chart. This version was available on international pressings of the album and on its inclusion on Estefan’s Spanish compilation Exitos de Gloria Estefan.
A live version with a different arrangement was included as a B-side to the single, “Always Tomorrow,” and as a bonus track on international editions of Into the Light. It was taken from Estefan’s Homecoming Concert in Miami from her 1988 Let it Loose Tour, released on VHS.
The song was featured in 1986 episodes of the daytime soap operas All My Children and Another World.
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Lyrics
I realize you’re seeing someone new
I don’t believe she knows you like I do
Your temperamental moody side,
the one you always try to hide from me
But I know when you have some thing on your mind
You’ve been trying to tell me for the longest time
And before you break my heart in two,
There’s something I’ve been trying to say to you
But the words get in the way
There’s so much I want to say
But it’s locked deep inside and if you look in my eyes,
We might fall in love again.
I won’t even start to cry, and before we say goodbye
I tried to say “I love you”
But the words got in the way
Your heart has always been an open door
But baby I don’t even know you any more
And despite the fact it’s hurting me,
I know the time has come to set you free
But the I realize you’re seeing someone new
I don’t believe she knows you like I do
Your temperamental moody side,
the one you always try to hide from me
But I know when you have some thing on your mind
You’ve been trying to tell me for the longest time
And before you break my heart in two,
There’s something I’ve been trying to say to you
But the words get in the way
There’s so much I want to say
But it’s locked deep inside and if you look in my eyes,
We might fall in love again.
I won’t even start to cry, and before we say goodbye
I tried to say “I love you”
But the words got in the way
Your heart has always been an open door
But baby I don’t even know you any more
And despite the fact it’s hurting me,
I know the time has come to set you free
But the words get in the way
There’s so much I want to say
But it’s locked deep inside and if you look in my eyes,
We might fall in love again
I won’t even start to cry, and before we say goodbye
I tried to say “I love you”, but the words got in the way
I’m trying to say “I love you”
But the words get in the way
There’s so much I want to say
But it’s locked deep inside and if you look in my eyes,
We might fall in love again
I won’t even start to cry, and before we say goodbye
I tried to say “I love you”, but the words got in the way
I’m trying to say “I love you”
But the words get in the way