Story Behind The Song
Wrote while I was married and thinking about leaving.
Song Description
Up-tempo song about feeling trapped in a bad relationship, wanting out, and knowing you don't hold any of the cards.
| Song Length |
2:52 |
Genre |
Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll, Rock - Classic |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Jovial, Cheerful |
Subject |
Bad Love, Breaking Up |
| Similar Artists |
The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
THINKIN' 'BOUT LEAVIN'
CHORUS:
I'm thinkin' about leavin' even though I know I won't
And I'm wonderin' if you love me when I know damn well you don't
And I'm hopin' and prayin' there might come a day
You'll let me get close enough to push you away
I'm thinkin' about all the times you told me
I was just the stumbling block that you need
I'm thinkin' about all the times you told me how to walk the line
Then left me on the sidewalk to bleed
CHORUS
I've thought of all the times I had to whisper
Into the wind because I could not find your ear
And I've thought of all the times I'd start to pour out my poor broken heart
And you'd walk away, pretending not to hear
CHORUS
I've thought of all the nights I've tried to love you
And all the nights I might as well have slept alone
And I thought of all the times, entwined, with mine in yours and yours in mine
And still I couldn't get you off the phone
CHORUS