Talking to Myself — An adult rambling musician sits at a bright diner counter facing his reflection as birds, flowers and ribbons flow between them

Talking to Myself

The songbook

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.

Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals

Caught myself doing it again—talking like you're just in the next room, like somebody might answer if I get the question right. The café closes. The road opens. I take the conversation with me because I don't know where else to put it. Funny how much a man can say when he hasn't got the words for goodbye.

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Lyrics

Talking to Myself

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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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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