Male Vocal · 3:01
Talking to Myself — Male Vocal — Bluegrass-Tinged Road Folk-Rock
Bluegrass-Tinged Road Folk-Rock


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Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.
Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals
Speaking aloud to himself, a lonely narrator tries to understand family loss and a relationship that has ended. Memories, late cafés and the road offer no simple way out of the pain. He returns to travel with the same unanswered questions, carrying a conversation that cannot replace the person he misses.
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3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.
Male Vocal · 3:01
Bluegrass-Tinged Road Folk-Rock
Female Vocal · 3:01
Percussive Soul-Folk Groove
Mixed Vocals · 3:01
Roots-Reggae Communal Anthem
Lyrics
Words by Douglas Heyes Jr
TALKING TO MYSELF I've been Talking To Myself again But I don't know what I'm saying anymore Sometimes, it seems I am my only friend I don't remember what I'm praying for Used to be my family was what I'm living for Comedy and tragedy behind an open door Most of them are gone so long, I wish that I could come along I'll sing another song, don't get me wrong I don't know why I do just what I do Please tell me how I found my way to you Lost somewhere along the way Between today and yesterday Another lonely castaway Trying to chase the past away When Sunday was still Saturday Can't we make it last another day? I heard the words that you said in your dreams I still really don't know what it means You told someone you loved him, but that someone wasn’t me I came to understand that I would have to set you free The tears were in your eyes when I heard you say goodbye It can all be over in the blinking of an eye Is it the ending of our love song Or just another lullaby? I really can't explain it, so I won't even try Why love brings the pain that only makes me want to die I whisper to myself in the middle of the night I can't convince myself that everything will be all right I spend a little too much time down at the night Café I want to come home, girl, but I need to stay away I don’t need no money down for a life on layaway I’m the face of the sad clown on this long and lonesome Highway I don't know what I'm saying, it all comes out the same I wish I could remember why I'm crying in the rain One thing is for certain, the season's going to change And I cannot find a reason for the pain If it's going to go this way, there's one thing that I know I'll be on that long Highway before it's time to go Going back into the time I was my only friend There I go, back on the road, talking to myself again *********
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