Story Behind The Song
I had to take a long road trip just at a time when the relationship needed some extra nurturing, and my cell phone kinda ran low on "Nighttime Cuddle Minutes". I blame the whole thing on the deregulation of the phone industry...
Song Description
Upbeat song about the acceptance of the inevitable. Clever lyrics, good instrumentation, One to play for friends.
| Song Length |
2:11 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Uptight, Pleased |
Subject |
Long, Breaking Up |
| Similar Artists |
Garth Brooks, Paul Simon |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1960 - 1969 |
| |
Lyrics
My baby wants me to stay just the way I am today.
She says that everything's just fine, and nothing's wrong.
But we had that conversation over miles of separation,
And the way my baby wants me to stay is gone.
She said the time I spend away is feelin' better every day,
And my voice sounds kinda sexy on the phone.
She says my dog is doin' fine, and my friends are doin' time,
So there's just not too much need for me back home.
She says she loves me down to my drawers, when they're not all over the floor,
And that toilet seat stays down a lot these days.
She said she likes me better when we're not so close together,
And my snorin's not too bad this far away.
So I'm hangin' with my music-playin' buddies.
I just didn't know I'd be hanging out this long.
She said she's getting used to me being just a memory,
And the way my baby wants me to stay is gone.
(instrumental break)
Well, I put so much of Texas in between us
Just chasin' my own dreams and playin' songs.
The only road I ain't been on is the one that leads back home,
Cause the way my baby wants me to stay is gone.
(ovelty phone fade...)