The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
The Shangri-Las
“I Can Never Go Home Any More” was The Shangri-las' final top ten effort, peaking at #6 on the Hot 100 in December, 1965.
The song is told through the perspective of girl recanting how she ran away after a fight with her mother over a boy, and her being unable to return home after her mother dies o...
[Intro: Mary, Betty, Ganser Twins]
I'm gonna hide if she don't leave me alone
I'm gonna run away (Don't!)
'Cause you can never go home anymore
Listen, does this sound familiar?
[Verse 1: Mary]
You wake up every morning
Go to school every day
Spend your nights on the corner
Just passing the time away
Your life is so lonely
Like a child without a toy
Then a miracle, a boy
And that's called "glad"
[Verse 2: Mary]
Now my mom is a good mom
And she loves me with all her heart
But she said I was too young to be in love
And the boy and I would have to part
And no matter how I ranted and raved
I screamed, I pleaded, I cried
She told me it was not really love
But only my girlish pride
And that's called "bad"
[Refrain: Mary & Betty and Ganser Twins]
Never go home anymore
Now if that's happened to you, don't let this
[Verse 3: Mary]
I packed my clothes
And left home that night
Though she begged me to stay
I was sure I was right
And you know something funny?
I forgot that boy right away
Instead, I remember being tucked in bed
And hearing my mama say
[Bridge: Betty & Ganser Twins, Mary]
Hush, little baby, don't you cry
Mama won't go away (Mama)
But you can never go home anymore (Mama)
No, I can never go home anymore
[Verse 4: Mary]
Do you ever get that feeling
You wanna kiss and hug her?
Do it now
Tell her you love her
Don't do to your mom
What I did to mine
She grew so lonely in the end
Angels picked her for their friend
[Outro: Mary, Betty & Ganser Twins]
Never and I can never go home
Never anymore
And that's called "sad"
I Can Never Go Home Any More was written by George “Shadow” Morton.
I Can Never Go Home Any More was produced by George “Shadow” Morton.