Lyrics
Must have been the luckiest man in the world
Reflects feeling fortunate but also regretful for leaving someone
Never known why I left her
Expresses confusion or lack of understanding for leaving that person
There's nothing like the love of a small town girl
Highlights the special affection for a girl from a small town
But I thought I found something better
Despite the love for the small town girl, felt there might be something better elsewhere
So I hit the big city
Decided to explore opportunities in a big city
Coast to coast
Traveled extensively from one end of the country to the other
And I must admit I had a good time
Admits to enjoying the experiences and pleasures of city life
But now I've been around
Realizes that the thrill of adventure has worn off
And I'd like to settle down
Desires to settle down but only with the person left behind
But only with the one that I left behind
Expresses a nostalgic realization of past emotions resurfacing
And it's all coming back to me now
Repeated expression of memories flooding back and haunting feelings returning
It's all coming back to me now
-It's all coming back to me now
-You know I never was much for keeping in touch
Admits to not maintaining contact or communication
I never wrote and never heard from her
Never made an effort to connect despite the desire to
I'd love to talk to her and try to make up
Wants to reconcile and make amends for causing pain
And solve all the pain I caused her
Regrets the consequences of actions that hurt the other person
I realized now
Realizes the unfortunate situation of being unlucky or facing hardships
I'm down on my luck
Feels the absence of the person as a stroke of misfortune
She is what
Realizes that the person they left behind was what they were looking for
I never found
Recognition of missing out on a valuable relationship
Now I'm back in town
Returning to the hometown after the realization
She's not around
Regret for the absence of the person in the hometown
And I'm dealing with a heartache of the very worst kind
Dealing with intense emotional pain from regret and heartache
And it's all coming back to me now
Reiterates the overwhelming return of memories and emotions
It's all coming back to me now
-I wonder now if this is how she must have heard
Contemplates how the other person might have felt
I don't know what I did
Expresses uncertainty about the actions that caused pain
I'm getting what I deserved
Feels deserving of the consequences faced for past actions
'Cause it's all coming back to me now
Acknowledges the resurgence of memories and emotions as consequences
Now I'm back in town
Repeats the theme of returning to the hometown without the person and facing heartache
She's not around
-And I'm dealing with a heartache of the very worst kind
-And it's all coming back to me now
Echoes the resurgence of memories and emotions
It's all coming back to me now
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