MATCHBOX 20 - PUSH
She Said I Don't Know
If I've Ever Been Good Enough
I'm A Little Bit Rusty
And I Think My Head Is Caving In
And I Don't Know
If I've Ever Been Really Loved
By A Hand That's Touched Me
And I Feel Like Something's Gonna Give
And I'm A Little Bit Angry
Well, This Ain't Over, No Not Here
Not While I Still Need You Around
You Don't Owe Me, We Might Change It
Yeah We Just Might Feel Good
I Wanna Push You Around
Well, I Will, Well, I Will
I Wanna Push You Down
Well, I Will, Well, I Will
I Wanna Take You For Granted
I Wanna Take You For Granted
I, I Will, I Will
I Will
She Said, "I Don't Know Why You Ever Would Lie To Me
Like I'm A Little Untrusting When I Think That The Truth Is Gonna Hurt Ya
And I Don't Know Why You Couldn't Just Stay With Me
You Couldn't Stand To Be Near Me
When My Face Don't Seem To Want To Shine
'Cause It's A Little Bit Dirty
Well, Don't Just Stand There Saying Nice Things To Me
'Cause I've Been Cheated I've Been Wronged
You, You Don't Know Me
Yeah Well, I Can't Change
Well, I Won't Do Anything At All"
I Wanna Push You Around
Well, I Will, Well, I Will
I Wanna Push You Down
Well, I Will, Well, I Will
I Wanna Take You For Granted
I Wanna Take You For Granted
I, I Will, I Will
Oh But Don't Bowl Me Over
Just Wait A Minute
Well It Kinda Fell Apart
Things Get So Crazy, Crazy
Don't Rush This Baby
Don't Rush This Baby, Baby
I Wanna Push You Around
Well, I Will, Well, I Will
I Wanna Push You Down
Well, I Will, Well, I Will
I Wanna Take You For Granted
I Wanna Take You, Take You
Well, I Will, Well, I Will
I Will, I Will
Well, I Will, I Will
I Will, I Will
Push You Around
And Drag You Down
I Wanna Push You Around
Well, I Will
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Rob Thomas, Mick Jagger
Producer(s): Matt Serletic
At Least One Feminist Group Tried To Ban This Song, Believing That It Encouraged Violence Toward Women. The Ploy Failed When The Band Explained That It Was About Emotional, Rather Than Physical Confrontation, And Dealt With Female-On-Male Mental Harm, Not The Other Way Around. Lead Singer Rob Thomas Has Said That This Is Evident To Anyone Who Listens To The Lyrics And Not Just The Chorus.
Thomas Wrote This About A High School Girlfriend Who Vengefully Broke Up With Him By Giving His Clothes To Charity. Thomas Didn't Have Money To Buy New Clothes, So Local Bands Helped Him Out By Giving Him T-Shirts And Other Items. Over The Next Few Months, He Wore A Lot Of Band T-Shirts.
This Was Matchbox Twenty's First Hit, But Not Their First Single. They First Released "Long Day," Which Got Some Airplay And Helped Open The Door For "Push."
The Band Performed A Countrified Version Of This On Vh1 Storytellers. Thomas Grew Up In South Carolina And Thought It Was Comical When Early Matchbox Twenty Reviewers Claimed To Hear The Southern Influence In The Band's Songs, Despite The Frontman Being The Only One From The South.
Ryan Gosling, Who Plays Ken In The 2023 Movie Barbie, Covered This Song For The Deluxe Edition Of The Film's Soundtrack.