Streetlights paintin' yellow stripes across the floor
Another night, same old city roar
Empty bottles linin' up like soldiers on the sill
Each one a memory, standin' deathly still
The hours crawl, the coffee's cold and grey
Tried to read, tried to work, tried to look away
But every page, every face, every damn routine
Just leads me back to where I've always been.
(Chorus)
'Cause I can't get you out of my head, no, no
Like a stubborn winter cold, you just won't go
Every thought's a tangled wire, sparkin' up your name
Burnin' slow and low, this endless, achin' flame.
Can't get you out of my head, and the truth is, I don't try
Just let the thought of you echo, 'til the damn well runs dry.
(Verse 2)
Walked for miles, 'til my shoes were wearin' thin
Hopin' the rhythm of the road would somehow do you in
Saw friends, talked loud, laughed a little too much, it's true
But even in the noise, the quiet was just you.
This old guitar knows all my secrets, every chord I play
Sings of a silence since you walked away
Or maybe you're still here, a whisper in the air
A heavy coat of feelin' that I just have to bear.
(Chorus)
'Cause I can't get you out of my head, no, no
Like a stubborn winter cold, you just won't go
Every thought's a tangled wire, sparkin' up your name
Burnin' slow and low, this endless, achin' flame.
Can't get you out of my head, and the truth is, I don't try
Just let the thought of you echo, 'til the damn well runs dry.
(Bridge)
Maybe it's the rain that's fallin' on the roof tonight
Or just the space beside me, where things don't feel right.
It's a simple kind of t*****e, not dramatic, not unkind
Just this constant, dull reminder, etched into my mind.
Yeah, etched into my mind.
(Instrumental Break - Piano becomes more prominent, perhaps a mournful harmonica or cello joins in briefly, carrying the melody with raw emotion. The pace remains steady, unhurried.)
(Chorus)
And I can't get you out of my head, no, no
Like a stubborn winter cold, you just won't go
Ever