Cover art for Charles Bukowski (But Not Because We Like Him) by The Fifth House

Charles Bukowski (But Not Because We Like Him)

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Charles Bukowski (But Not Because We Like Him) Lyrics

Pour myself a drink
To get warm before bed
Since I'm finally all alone
Silly me, I thought we built a happy home

Started to feel like a doll
Propped up against your mess
Lifelessly still waiting for you
Trying to come to life
You bound me by your pain

You could be the one
You could be the one
You could be the one
To break the chain, but you lost that chance again
Don't look back for me

Don't look back for me
Go and break your chain
Don't look back for me

Tired of feeling like you don't care about me
Tired of feeling like you don't care about mе
Keep telling me my well will run dry
Keep giving mе reason to cry
Tired of feeling like you don't care about me
Don't look back for me
Don't look back for me

You get a life, I got mine
You got your movies, you'll do just fine
You always tried to simplify it for me

Don't look back for me
Don't look back for me

Pull me out from under my light
Try to tell me how to write
I got priorities and melodies
You got self-doubt and Bukowski
Try to tell me I'm not well-read
Well, why do I have more songs in my head?
So I'm writing all my songs about you

Don't look back for me
Don't look back for me
Don't look back for me
Don't look back for me

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