Story Behind The Song
I fell in love.
I broke up.
I tried dating other people.
I felt guilty because my heart was just never in the new relationships.
Song Description
A troubadour balladeer poem, set to the musical stylings of a Ray LaMontagne or Ryan Adams. Get ready to remember your high school sweetheart that you never got over.
Song Length |
4:17 |
Genre |
Pop - Lullaby, Folk - Contemporary |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Heartbreaking, Welcoming |
Subject |
Long, Cheating |
Similar Artists |
Counting Crows, James Taylor |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
i need an alibi for where i've been
i knew better than to call you but i did
now i'm contemplating each dividing line between mistake
and "i knew better but i did"
it isn't like i don't know how this ends
i'll write another song, you'll write me off again
and somewhere down the line, i'll try to fall in love only to find
that i can't do it, without you, it never seems to fit
(CHORUS)
'CAUSE OH, YOU ARE HOME
AND NO MATTER WHERE I GO, YOU'RE IN MY BONES
AND NO MATTER WHERE I SLEEP
I NEVER REST OUTSIDE THE PLACE I KEEP MY SOUL
i'd ask you not to ever call again
i'd do my best to focus on your worst offense
i'd show you every ugly thing i hide behind my criminal's defense
i'd fall asleep in houses i don't know
i'd sit in silence when your song comes on the radio
but doing everything that i've already done just doesn't make much sense.