Oh baby why do I miss you like I do
Oh I miss my sweet
And the birds all singing blue
And white
And white

Call me on your way back home, dear
Cause I miss you
Honey I ain't nothing new

Oh baby why did I treat you like I did
Honey I was just a kid
Bubblegum on my shoe
But you love me and I love you

Call me on your way back home, dear
Cause I miss you

And I just wanna die without you
Oh I just wanna die without you
Yeah I just wanna die without you
Without you Honey I ain't nothing new


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Call Me on Your Way Back Home Lyrics as written by Ryan Adams

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    I think this is the most genuine and heartfelt of any of Ryan Adams' songs. It's so heartbreaking.

    alice1992on September 06, 2009   Link

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