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The Break-up song (they don't write em') Lyrics
We had broken up for good just an hour before
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
Now I'm staring at the bodies as there's dancin' 'cross the floor
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
And then the band slowed the tempo and the music gets me down
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
It was the same old song with the melancholy sound
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
We'd been living together for a million years
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
But now it feel so strange (out in the atmospheres?)
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
Now I'm staring at the bodies as they dancin' so slow
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
Now I wind up staring at an empty glass
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
Cause its so easy to say that you'll forget your past
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
They don't write 'em like that anymore, no!
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
Now I'm staring at the bodies as there's dancin' 'cross the floor
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
And then the band slowed the tempo and the music gets me down
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
It was the same old song with the melancholy sound
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
But now it feel so strange (out in the atmospheres?)
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
Now I'm staring at the bodies as they dancin' so slow
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
Cause its so easy to say that you'll forget your past
Uh uh uh, uh uh uh uh uh
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
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Man, he's right. They don't write 'em like this anymore. LOL.
"They don't write 'em like that anymore"-Hi,they don't do anything like "that" anymore!!!
Great song, incredibly underrated. Better than Jeopardy in my opinion.
Great song......kind of a forgotten 80's jam. Last verse is key, love the drums.
This song is incredible for an early 80s tune. I vote this as our new national anthem for the broken.
does this sound like a Tom Petty song to anyone elses? I always thought it was when I heard it on the radio. good song anyway.
by the way, that should be "anyone ELSE", not "elses". I'm not an idiot, I swear.
Always heard this song is about a band breaking up... not lovers breaking up. Puts a different spin on it.
This song was written to make fun of all the crappy break up songs that were (and still are) coming out.