“Love Don’t Live Here” is a song by American Lady Antebellum, released as the first single from their self titled debut album in October of 2007.
Lyrically, the song is about a man who is unwilling to rekindle the relationship he and his significant other once had.
[Verse 1]
Well, this heart of mine has been hardened like a stone
It might take some time to get back what is gone
But I'm moving on and you don't haunt my dreams
Like you did before, oh, when I would curse your name, hey
[Verse 2]
Well, I heard the news that you were back in town
Just passing through to claim your lost and found
But I'm over you and there ain't nothing there
That you could say or do to take what you did back
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, you got nerve to waltz right in
And think what's mine is yours again
[Chorus]
'Cause I've been doing fine without you
Forgetting all the love we once knew
And, girl, I ain't the one who slammed that door
But now you say you've changed your thinking
But I ain't got a heart for breaking
So go and pick your bags up off my floor
Oh, 'cause love don't live here anymore
[Post-Chorus]
Oh, no
[Verse 3]
Well, baby, you can try to tell me how it is
And try to justify everything you did
But, honey, I'm no fool
Oh, and I've been down this road
Too many times with you
I think it's best you go
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, I got one thing left to say
Is you can lay in the bed you've made
[Chorus]
'Cause I've been doing fine without you
Forgetting all the love we once knew
And, girl, I ain't the one who slammed that door
Oh, should've known
Now you say you've changed your thinking
But I ain't got a heart for breaking
So go and pick your bags up off my floor
Oh, 'cause love don't live here anymore
[Bridge]
Oh, no
That love don't live here anymore
[Outro]
Oh, no, no
Sugar, no, no
You don't live here anymore
Love don't live here anymore
Since you walked out of my door
Love don't live here
Love don't live here, girl
Oh, love don't live here anymore
Love Don’t Live Here was written by Dave Haywood & Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott.
Love Don’t Live Here was produced by Victoria Shaw & Paul Worley.
Lady A released Love Don’t Live Here on Tue Oct 02 2007.
On Lady Antebellum Music City Networks, band member Charles Kelley described the song:
I really felt like we found our sound on this song, and I was really proud that it became our first single since it was one of the first songs that the three of us wrote together."