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I remember the way,
Driving home late,
Speeding all the way.
Alone in the rain.
I was rehearsing a part
From down at the bar.
My mouth smelled like a drink
We were laughing, I think,
I've been away.
I've been away.
I've been away.
Do you pick up the phone,
Do you check your mail,
Do you answer your door even if it's late?
I don't know who to call,
I don't know who to write,
And I think I forgot
What your face looks like.
I've been away.
I've been away.
I've been away.
Do you think that I've changed?
I swear I never tried.
Memory is a terrible thing.
When you use it right.
I was rehearsing a part
From down at the bar.
My mouth smelled like a drink.
We were laughing, I think,
I've been away.
I've been away.
I've been away.
Driving home late,
Speeding all the way.
Alone in the rain.
I was rehearsing a part
From down at the bar.
My mouth smelled like a drink
We were laughing, I think,
I've been away.
I've been away.
I've been away.
Do you pick up the phone,
Do you check your mail,
Do you answer your door even if it's late?
I don't know who to call,
I don't know who to write,
And I think I forgot
What your face looks like.
I've been away.
I've been away.
I've been away.
Do you think that I've changed?
I swear I never tried.
Memory is a terrible thing.
When you use it right.
I was rehearsing a part
From down at the bar.
My mouth smelled like a drink.
We were laughing, I think,
I've been away.
I've been away.
I've been away.
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How can no one have commented on this song? This (in my most humble opinion) is the best track on the album. Call me simple but give me a girl a guitar and a good heartbreaker and I'm sold. This song to me at least, seems to be about someone who perhaps left their hometown a while back but has returned. fFirst verse is about driving past old places that they used to meet, reminiscing over the drinks and smiles shared. THe second verse, imo, is about how he wants to visit her, like he wanted to call and write letters all the time before but never really got the courage. The break is really powerful, about how he thinks he's changed while he never meant to. Meh, I'm only positing a possible thought here. fantastic song, whatever it's truly about!