I moved out there to sort of follow you,
I have a few regrets, I bet you do too
But I hope, you wouldn’t change a thing
I don’t know what you thought you would do,
But I lived on my band, so I guess you did too
What a pair, yeah me and you
& It’s a shame how easy it was to cheat on you,
It’s always bothered me, that it didn’t bother you
& I know, that I was wrong
So you pushed me away, & at the time I didn’t know what to say,
I would’ve wasted away, had I not packed my shit and then drove away
I finally stopped dreaming, on my drive home from L.A.
I never needed a reason, until that drive home from L.A.
A lot has changed over the years,
It’s taken all this time, to get me here
But I know, I wouldn’t change a thing
I guess I fell apart, day by day,
But I’m better off, in every way
What a joke, yeah me and you
& I don’t even know what I would say to you
Or, if you were here, what you would do
But I know, that I don’t care
That my fame went away, at least what little bit I had gained,
& My heart wouldn’t break, so I just bit my lip and went my separate way
So, I finally stopped dreaming, on my drive home from L.A.
Well, I never needed a reason, until that drive home from L.A.
I’ll never say I’m sorry that you brought me there,
But at the time, I couldn’t get my head clear
It was a circumstance that I still hold dear,
That wouldn’t let me keep my head clear
Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021