I Won't Be Here

from The End Is Nigh but the Night Is Young by Strangers On A Train

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When it seems you're everywhere
and nowhere at all
When you roam these Austin nights
and never call
When those vicious rumors come rollin'
round, round, round
I ain't gonna blow my stack
but I won't be here when you get back

When I hear how easy you spread,
how easy you sprawl
Well, my pulse may slow down to a crawl
When your haunted house of cards
comes tumbling' down, down, down
well, I won't have no heart attack
but I won't be here when you get back

When crooked mouths call the house
and wanna know where you are
and then ask me with a chuckle if I'm your pa
Well, I won't stoop to puttin' landmines
in your stompin' grounds
I won't start to drink or dress in black
but I won't be here when you get back

Oh, you ain't worth my sorrow or my tears
or another single one of my years
You ain't even worth this song
You're only worth the sound
of the front door slammin' with a crack
I won't be here when you get back

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from The End Is Nigh but the Night Is Young, released November 30, 2018

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Strangers On A Train Copenhagen, Denmark

Cabaret, sea shantys, polka, vaudeville and echoes of tango all meet up when Strangers On A Train take the stage. It is music that unfolds after dark and will take you on a ride through the dark side of life with songs about lust, temptation, fornication, covert beauty and drunken suffering.

We promise you loads of harmonica, music for your dancing shoes and stories from the unknown taverns. ... more

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