Story Behind The Song
Written in one sitting, which is unusual for me. I'd gone on a long walk and was thinking about where my life was going and that nothing made any sense. This song just burst out of me during the walk and I immediately got home and figured out what I was
Song Description
Reminiscing over opportunities that passed you by and contemplating what your life is about.
| Song Length |
4:14 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Rock - Modern |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Quiet, Poignant |
Subject |
Loneliness, Unrequited Love |
| Similar Artists |
Bruce Springsteen, John Cougar Mellencamp |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
"Falling Backwards"
Driving interstate all alone in the pouring rain
Windshield wipers keeping time auld lang syne
Before me open road calls my name, makes me whole
It takes me to desert skies, aqua blue, and I don't know why
CHORUS: I'm falling backwards and drift to the ground
I'm falling backwards, upside down
I wonder 'bout the girl I used to see last summer
She could stop my beating heart with her cool brown eyes
I never told her how she made me surrender
I hope she's happy, sometimes I hope she remembers me
CHORUS
Try to find a way to dull the pain
I tried to change but everything is the same
I tried to find a way to dull the pain
You know that I tried but it is all in vain
CHORUS
Written by Greg Nicholson
(c) 2004 Greggie Boy's Music, BMI