What I Know
Forgotten Echoes: Finding Solace Beyond Love's Horizon
Lyrics
Well, I know you don't love me anymore
Recognition of the end of love from the partner
And I know that you no longer care
Acknowledgment that the partner no longer has feelings
And I know if I showed back up at your door
Acknowledging the futility of returning to the relationship
Baby, I know I wouldn't have a prayer
Realization that reconciliation is unlikely
Ha, ha, ha
Expression of laughter, possibly masking pain or irony
But there's a little ol' place just down the road
Introduction of a new location as an escape
Where the music's loud an' the beer is cold
Description of a lively place with music and cold beer
For every thought of you, there's a shot or two
Linking thoughts of the ex-partner with taking shots
At my fingertips
Availability of distractions at the speaker's fingertips
Where, baby, what I know is easy to forget
Stating that what is known is easy to forget in this place
There ain't nothing like a crowd of rowdy friends
Highlighting the support of rowdy friends in moving on
To help a friend leave someone behind
Suggesting the benefits of socializing to overcome pain
Well, you memory can't catch up with me when I'm with them
Claiming that memories cannot catch up in a social setting
Ah, but even if it does, at closing time
Acknowledging the possibility of memories resurfacing later
There's another little place just down the road
Introducing another escape location with music and beer
Where the music's loud an' the beer is cold
Reiterating the ambiance of the new place
Where every thought of you there's a shot or two
Connecting thoughts of the ex-partner with taking shots
At my fingertips
Reaffirming the availability of distractions
Where, baby, what I know is easy to forget
Repeating that what is known is easy to forget in this place
Yeah, I remember when you left
Recalling the departure of the partner
I recall you mad as hell
Remembering the partner's anger during the departure
I know where you told me to go
Knowing the destination suggested by the partner
Oh, but I went somewhere else
Choosing a different path than the one suggested
To this little old place just down the road
Introduction of another escape location with music and beer
Where the music's loud and the beer is cold
Reiterating the lively atmosphere of the new place
For every thought of you, there's a shot or two
Linking thoughts of the ex-partner with taking shots
At my fingertips
Reaffirming the availability of distractions
Where, baby, what I ain't too hard to forget
Emphasizing that what is known is not hard to forget
Where what I know is easy to forget
Repeating the idea that what is known is easy to forget
(Yeah, this round's on me)
Closing with a gesture of generosity, offering a round of drinks
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