Line Without a Hook Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I don't really give a damn about the way you touch me when we're alone
You can hold my hand if no one's home
Do you like it when I'm away?
If I went and hurt my body, baby, would you love me the same?
I can feel all my bones coming back and I'm craving motion
Mama never really learned how to live by herself
It's a curse and it's growing
You're a pond and I'm an ocean, oh
All my emotions feel like explosions when you are around
And I've found a way to kill the sound, oh


[Chorus]
Oh, baby, I am a wreck when I'm without you
I need you here to stay
I broke all my bones that day I found you
Crying at the lake
Was it something I said to make you feel like you're a burden?
Oh, and if I could take it all back
I swear that I would pull you from the tide

[Verse 2]
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa
I said no (I said no), I said no (I said no)
Listen close, it's a no
The wind is a-pounding on my back
And I've found hope in a heart attack
Oh, at last, it is past

Now I've got it, and you can't have it
[Chorus]
Baby, I am a wreck when I'm without you
I need you here to stay
I broke all my bones that day I found you
Crying at the lake
Was it something I said to make you feel like you're a burden?
Oh, and if I could take it all back
I swear that I would pull you from the tide

[Bridge]
Darling, when I'm fast asleep
I've seen this person watching me
Saying, "Is it worth it? Is it worth it? Tell me, is it worth it?"
Oh-oh
'Cause there is something and there is nothing
There is nothing in-between
And in my eyes, there is a tiny dancer watching over me
He's singing, "She's a, she's a lady, and I am just a boy"
He's singing, "She's a, she's a lady, and I am just a line without a—"

[Chorus]
Oh, baby, I am a wreck when I'm without you
I need you here to stay
Broke all my bones that day I found you
Crying at the lake
Oh, was it something I said to make you feel like you're a burden?
Oh, and if I could take it all back
I swear that I would pull you from the tide

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Genius Annotation

Track 2 from the album, “Montgomery Ricky”, “Line Without a Hook” is about a relationship that is failing and needs change in one way or another. The singer feels them falling out of love and wonders if his partner still loves him the same and if he’s worthy of her.

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“Line Without a Hook” was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 21, 2021.

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