Ain't About You
Ain't About You: Crafting Songs Beyond Heartache
Lyrics
I'm writing, this song tonight
I am currently composing this song.
To get you off my mind
The purpose is to remove thoughts of you from my mind.
To get you outta my life
I want to eliminate you from my life.
Cause I'm burned out
I am emotionally exhausted.
Writing love songs you don’t care about
I've written love songs that you seem indifferent to.
So I'ma sit right here, till a good idea
I'll wait until I have a good idea for a new song.
Comes through
Waiting for inspiration.
One that ain't about you
Looking for a topic that doesn't involve you.
I ain't gonna write about your long brown hair
Choosing not to write about specific details of you.
How your lips they taste like whiskey
Describing physical attributes and taste associated with you.
And how I wish you'd miss me
Expressing a desire for you to miss me.
Ain't gonna write bout' how sorry I am
Avoiding writing about apologies.
How I'd do anything to get you back again
Expressing a willingness to do anything to reconcile.
Oh If I'm ever gonna move on
Recognizing the need to move on.
I gotta learn how to write a song
Learning to compose songs unrelated to you.
That ain't about you
Reiterating the desire for a song not about you.
Verse 1, I start out alright
Starting the song positively.
I'll write about driving my truck
Choosing a neutral topic - driving a truck.
On the highway in the sun
Setting a scene of driving on a sunny highway.
But by that chorus
Despite efforts, thoughts of you resurface.
You always come slipping in
Your image intrudes during the chorus.
That girl in the Ray-bans with her hair whipping in the wind
Specifically picturing a girl with Ray-bans and wind-blown hair.
So I tear out the page and throw it away
Frustration leads to discarding the lyrics.
And I start all over again
Restarting the song due to persistent thoughts of you.
Cause I ain't gonna write about your long brown hair
Repeating the decision not to focus on your attributes.
How your lips they taste like whiskey
Reiterating the taste of whiskey associated with you.
And how I wish you missed me
Expressing a longing for you to miss the singer.
Ain't gonna write about how sorry I am
Avoiding dwelling on apologies in the lyrics.
How I'd do anything to get you back again
Expressing a willingness to do anything to reconcile.
Oh if I'm ever gonna move on
Reiterating the need to move on from the past.
I gotta learn how to write a song
Continuing the learning process of composing unrelated songs.
That ain't about you
Emphasizing the desire for songs that don't involve you.
…But it ain't no use
Expressing frustration with the futile effort.
So I'll write about your long brown hair
Returning to the decision to write about you.
Bout how your lips they taste like whiskey
Repeating physical and taste attributes associated with you.
And God I wish you missed me
Expressing a longing for you to miss the singer.
And I'll write about how sorry I am
Acknowledging and expressing regret for past mistakes.
How I'd do anything to get you back again
Expressing a willingness to do anything to reconcile.
Oh I'm never gonna move on
Admitting difficulty in moving on.
Cause I just cant write a song
Struggling to compose a song that doesn't involve you.
Oh I'll never move on
Reiterating the difficulty in moving on.
I just can't write a song
Emphasizing the ongoing struggle to compose unrelated songs.
That ain't about you
Concluding the song with the challenge of writing about something other than you.
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