Once again, Ryland Fisher perfectly captures the emotions of a bitter breakup in his music. Rebuking advances from an ex who did the leaving, this is, without a doubt, the angriest we’ve ever heard him sing about a woman. Stripped down and a little haunting, it’s easy to see why ‘Goodbye Back’ made the cut for Sleeping with Ghosts: Volume I—but some R&B flavor makes it addictively sing-along-worthy. Bold and relatable with a whisper of revenge, you’ll put this one on the jukebox as soon as your ex walks in the bar.
lyrics
Shoulda known you’d show
Like everything’s cool
Like everyone don’t already know
Still whispering baby
Trying to hold my hand
You only want me when you’re all alone
Wanna talk about you and me?
Yeah, I moved on when you walked out the door
Now you want a little sympathy
Well, it’s too late for that
Cus you can't take that goodbye back
So hold onto them photographs
That's where you can find me at
Still holding you
Loving you
Giving a damn
Na, I ain't gonna drive you home
Cus girl, I'd rather sleep alone
Than relive the past
Rewind and relapse
Girl, we don't stand a chance
And you can't take that goodbye back
I’ll be the bad guy
Tell your friends what you want
Don’t make a difference either way
I’ll be sleeping sound
While you’re lying awake
Thinking ‘bout this bed you made
And you’ll be thinking ‘bout you and me
Wishing those were my hands, my arms, my lips
When you got someone between those sheets
It’s gonna hit ya just like that
You can't take that goodbye back
So hold onto them photographs
That's where you can find me at
Still holding you
Loving you
Giving a damn
Na, I ain't gonna drive you home
Cus girl, I'd rather sleep alone
Than relive the past
Rewind and relapse
Girl, we don't stand a chance
And you can't take that goodbye back
Baby
You can't take that goodbye back
Oh yeah
Just like our song
And that first dance
Our first kiss
And all our plans
Every tear, every laugh
No, I can't forget all that
But you can't take that goodbye back
So hold onto them photographs
That's where you can find me at
Still holding you
Loving you
Giving a damn
Na, I ain't gonna drive you home
Cus girl, I'd rather sleep alone
Than relive the past
Rewind and relapse
Girl, we don't stand a chance
You can't take that goodbye back
Baby
You can't take that goodbye back
Oh yeah
credits
from Sleeping With Ghosts: Volume 1,
released September 13, 2022
Written By: Ryland Fisher/Joey Ebach/John Frank
Produced By: Danny Faillo
Engineered By: Danny Faillo & Ryland Fisher
Mixed By: Mike Butler
Ryland Fisher is an American country rock singer-songwriter and producer. He has released five studio albums independently
through his own label since 2021. Ryland is also a billboard-charting songwriter, with millions of worldwide streams to his credit. His songs have been showcased on CMT, top-grossing world tours, and network television.
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