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Can't Go Back Lyrics

standin' in the shadows
the man i used to be
i wanna go back (can't go back....can't go back)

melodies awaken
sorrows from their sleep
i wanna go back (can't go back....can't go back)

she was just a dream maker
dreamer of sighs
shadow on the one who used to cry
a face as soft as
a tear in a clown's eye
i wanna go back (can't go back....can't go back)

(repeat second verse)
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oofus On Jun 06, 2001
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Is this about Lindsey working with Stevie again? Seems like it to me. Stevie used an early demo of this track to write some of her own lyrics - what eventually became "Wild Heart." Check it out on YouTube, it's awesome. Lindsey's gut reaction must have been "Hey, knock it off, we're not a songwriting duo anymore, these are MY songs now," and that's what Can't Go Back became about. Just the little soap opera in my head.