"French Restaurant" (erroneously known as "If I Can't Have You") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2011 and was co-written with and produced by Chris Braide. The song is not registered with any known music registration service.
Background[]
It is said that the song was meant for Born to Die and was recorded in the same session as "Million Dollar Man".[S 1]
In 2021, Braide reworked the song alongside "Damn You" and "Roses" without Del Rey's involvement.[S 2] A snippet of the 2021 version leaked on May 4, 2021, and the full song leaked later the same day. The original file of this version leaked on June 3, 2024. The original version from 2011 remains unleaked.
Cross-references[]
- Potentially alluded to in "Take Me to Paris" as "dark restaurant".
- The "city beat", as "beat of the city", is also mentioned in "Everything I Do".
- The phrase "I know they think that I have everything" is similar to "they all think I have it all", which appears in "Without You".
- The phrase "if I can't have you" is also mentioned in "Without You" and "Jealous Girl".
- Swimming pools are also mentioned in "Off to the Races", "Push Me Down", "Chemtrails over the Country Club", "Heavy Hitter", "Moi Je Joue", "Blue Banisters", and "Gangsta Boy", among many others.
Official versions[]
- Original version — Unknown
- 2021 rework — 4:09
Lyrics[]
Hit the streets, city beat
I know what you want
Talk to me softly
French restaurant
Every time I turn around
I look at you like, "What now?"
I'm telling you it's all true
I'm talking to him while I'm thinking of you
I'm trying my best, I don't know what to do
I'm talking to you, don't know what it's about
I know they think that I have everything
If I can't have you then they can't have me
(I know it looks like I have everything)
If I can't have you then they can't have me
(I know they think that I have everything)
Why am I crying on the balcony?
(I know it looks like I have everything)
If I can't have you then they can't have me
(Honestly)
Super cool, swimmin' pool
Will you paint me sweet?
Look at you painting cool
In the [?]
Every time I turn around
I look at you like, "What now?"
Can't one single thing be just what it appears to be?
I'm talking to him while I'm thinking of you
I'm trying my best, I don't know what to do
I'm talking to you, don't know what it's about
I know they think that I have everything
If I can't have you then they can't have me
(I know it looks like I have everything)
But if I can't have you then they can't have me
(I know they think that I have everything)
Why am I crying on the balcony?
(I know it looks like I have everything)
If I can't have you then they can't have me
(Honestly)
Yeah, ahh, yeah, ahh
Ah yeah
I know they think I have everything
If I can't have you then they can't have me
I know it looks like I have everything
If I can't have you then they can't have me
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by Say Yes to Heaven, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
- ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by BlackoutZone, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.