Story Behind The Song
Same old story: she drops you, you pick up the guitar.
Song Description
The harder it is to get over somebody, the more they seem to turn up in your thoughts. You seem to see them everywhere, but they're no less gone.
| Song Length |
2:50 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Poignant |
Subject |
Loneliness, Lost Love |
| Similar Artists |
Bob Dylan, Tom Waits |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Thief Words and Music by John Gahl
People come and go
That?s what people do
Bust out a window take your heart
Sneak out the back door
Lot of back and forth
face to face on a city street
Nobody stranger than someone you know
And don?t see no more
(to minor)
Saw your picture in the paper
Saw your face in my mirror
Saw your body in my bed
Turned and you were gone
Lovers come and go
That?s what lovers do
Should have said this should have done that
I?ll remember next time
Heard you talking on the telephone
Heard you were living by the waterside
Heard your heartbeat in the subway rail
Turned and you were gone
Turned and you were gone