Tom P Buckley

Lyrics

[Intro]
[strummed acoustic guitar, steady kick drum pulse]
[Verse 1]
[male vocals, mid-range]
Staring at the lights, stares out the window and cries
Just told all her babies it's time to say goodbye
And she don't have to say, she don't have to say
She don't have to say a word
She don't have to say, she don't have to say
She don't have to say a word
You already heard my baby once more
[vocal intensity increases]
Heard my baby once more
[Verse 2]
[acoustic guitar continues, tambourine enters on backbeat]
She hides herself into the light
And now all her secrets are mine
And all the places we've gone
[strained vocal delivery]
She doesn't have to say I love you no more
She doesn't have to kiss me on the lips no more
She can keep walking when she sees my face
No more [vocal sustain]
No more [vocal sustain]
No more [vocal sustain]
No more [vocal sustain]
[Bridge]
[acoustic guitar strumming intensifies, kick drum becomes more prominent]
Take all the tickets, throw them out
The show's skipped our town once again, yeah
All the performers have given up on us
Oh, given up on us
No more [vocal belt]
No more
Hey, no more
No more
[Outro]
[acoustic guitar softens]
Don't you know, I know it's true
All those ribbons spell out I love you
If a flower warms your heart
You can have them all
[vocal fades to a hum]
[acoustic guitar final strum]