One step up, two steps back
Fighting off this heart attack
The southern sky's got northern lights
But they don't even seem so bright
I won't go back there without you
Pinch me I believe I'm dreaming
Words take on a whole new meaning
Pictures, they don't look the same
I don't respond to my own name
I won't go back there without you
If I live to 90 years
I couldn't cry this many tears
As it is, I'm beyond blue
And less and less I know is true
And I won't go back there without you
Bent over the stove at home
I catch myself in the chrome
I kind of recognize the face
But someone's walking in my place
My heart is full, full of space
How'd I get here, where'd you go?
Is there anything I know?
The wind is stirring up the lake
This constant dull and vicious ache
Is something I may never shake
It's a cooler night than usual
So I pull out the winter wool
The footsteps that I'd hoped were yours
Keep stopping just outside the door
And I won't go back there without you
I got my friends, I make ends meet
I got my dog who's awfully sweet
I got my family, I'm not alone
I just have to pick up the phone
But I got no place to call my home
As kids we laughed and screamed and yelled
Chased each other, ran like hell
The saddest things, the scariest
Would vanish with a little kiss
So take me to another day
Wash me in the ocean's spray
Let's talk about the things to do
There's so much to look forward to
But I won't go back there without you
No I won't go back there without you
I won't go back there without you
Shawn pelton... drums
Paul ossola... upright bass
Duke levine... electric and baritone guitar
Larry campbell... mandolin, fiddle
Kenny white... acoustic guitar
Marc cohn... harmony vocal