Gone Girl
Heartbreak Highway: Joey Landreth's 'Gone Girl' Unveils the Bittersweet Journey
Lyrics
you don't need no alibi
You don't need to provide an excuse or justification for your actions.
i don't want a long goodbye
I prefer a brief farewell rather than a prolonged and emotional goodbye.
i don't need my heart ache justified
I don't require reasons to feel heartbroken or upset; just leave.
just get gone girl
Simply depart, girl.
just get gone
Emphasizing the need for the person to leave.
you don't want none of my good love
You don't desire the positive love I can offer.
you got highway lonesome leaving in your blood
Your inclination is towards a solitary journey, with a sense of longing in your veins.
you look your best in green and wanderlust
Your most appealing state is associated with freedom and a desire for exploration.
just get gone girl
Reiteration of the need for the person to depart.
just get gone
Repeating the emphasis on leaving.
go on leave make a mess of me
Encouraging the person to go away and disrupt the speaker's life.
i'll be a tail-lit street light memory
The speaker anticipates becoming a vivid, but fading, memory in the person's mind.
get gone like the rock in a downhill rolling stone
Leave swiftly, comparable to a rock descending on a rolling stone.
don't look back don't turn around
Advice not to dwell on the past or look back.
don't check the mirrors till you're in the next town
Suggesting to avoid self-reflection until in a new place.
get gone like a bullet from the barrel of a borrowed gun
Leave abruptly, drawing a metaphor from a gunshot.
just get gone
Reiterating the urgency of departure.
i won't cry til you get out of sight
The speaker won't express sadness until the person is out of sight.
won't hit my knees till the time is right
The speaker won't succumb to emotional distress until the appropriate time.
so get zero to heart break wheels on the concrete
Encouraging a swift exit with minimal emotional impact, represented as "zero to heartbreak."
baby i'll be alright
The speaker reassures that they will be fine once the person is gone.
just get gone girl
Reiterating the plea for the person to leave.
just get gone
Emphasizing the need for the person to depart.
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