“Can’t Get Back” is a hard rock song lamenting the losses caused by the rockstar lifestyle. It’s one of a handful of Vain songs to feature work from former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler.
It was recorded sometime in the early 1990s and was originally intended to be part of a full album, release...
[Verse 1]
Well I remember all those nights
I feel like I'm still on
My baby kept my motor runnin'
A couple tricks I was shown
The taste of sugar on my lips
And the taste of sugar on my sheets
[?] ain't worth much money
But the lovin' is pretty cheap
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, should've known better
Should've thought twice
Shoulda known better
Shoulda thought twice
[Chorus]
And now we can't get back to city
Where the crystal lights are shinin' on
And now we can't get back to the little girl left behind
For rock 'n' roll
[Post-Chorus]
Shoulda known better
Sh-shoulda known better
Shoulda thought twice
[Verse 2]
I remember all those years
A little more than meets the eye
You got an operation called Love
Was enough to make me wanna try
The taste of sugar on my lips
And the taste of sugar on my sheets
[?] ain't worth much money
But the lovin' is pretty cheap
[Pre-Chorus]
But I shoulda known better
Shoulda thought twice
Shoulda known better
Shoulda thought twice
[Chorus]
And now we can't get back to city
Where the crystal lights are shinin' on
And now we can't get back to the corner bar stool
Where we all made our home
And now we can't get back to city
Where the crystal lights are shinin' on
And now we can't get back to the little girl left behind
For rock 'n' roll
[Bridge]
No way back, now
No way back, now
No way back, now
All you wanna do is run
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Ooh yeah
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
And now we can't get back to city
Where the crystal lights are shinin' on
And now we can't get back to the corner bar stool
Where we all made our home
And now we can't get back to city
Where the crystal lights are shinin' on
And now we can't get back to the little girl left behind
For rock 'n' roll
[Post-Chorus]
Shoulda known better
Sh-Shoulda known better
Sh-Shoulda thought twice
Can’t Get Back was written by Davy Vain.
Can’t Get Back was produced by Davy Vain.
Vain (English) released Can’t Get Back on Sat Mar 25 1995.