John Hiatt

Lyric guide

Ain't Never Goin' Back

Ain't Never Goin' Back lyrics by John Hiatt. Come out of a fireball Notes burning and the letters scrawled I ain't ever goin' back no more Bare light blub and...

John Hiatt visibility1 visits

person Curated by Ethan Walker LyroVerse team

Lyrics

Ain't Never Goin' Back

The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.

Come out of a fireball

Notes burning and the letters scrawled

I ain't ever goin' back no more

Bare light blub and a hotplate

Was there that I finally met my fate

And I ain't ever goin' back no more

She danced the room and she made it fine

I sang a song about a crooked line

And I ain't ever goin' back no more

She's my first love and she's my last

Don't ask me how it ever came to pass

'Cause I ain't ever goin' back no more

I ain't going back no more

Wouldn't even try to find that door

And I ain't ever goin' back no more

I don't care what the past has in store

I ain't ever goin' back no more

I ain't ever goin' back no more

A pint of gin and a long bus trip

Somebody said you just get over it

I ain't ever goin' back no more

I see her face at every shitty bar

I have to play to pay for this guitar

I ain't ever goin' back no more

I'm singing every song for her tonight

So bartender would you hit the lights

'Cause I ain't ever goin' back no more

A little something to remember me

It's been so long Lord she musn't see

I ain't ever goin' back no more

I ain't ever goin' back

I ain't goin' back no more

Wouldn't even try to find that door

I ain't ever goin' back no more

I don't care what the past has in store

I ain't ever goin' back no more

I ain't ever goin' back no more

Dust settles in a darkened room

Whiskey steals away the sense of doom

I ain't ever goin' back no more

We made love and we made hate

Never could seem to get it straight

I ain't ever goin' back no more baby

You're branded on my soul and in my mind

I keep running up and down this old fence line

I ain't ever goin' back no more

Only one thing in my life is true

Honey I will remember you

I ain't ever goin' back no more

I ain't ever goin' back no more

Wouldn't even try to find that door

I ain't ever goin' back no more

I don't care what the past has in store

I ain't ever goin' back no more

I ain't ever goin' back no more

Quick answers

What this page can answer fast

Who performs "Ain't Never Goin' Back"?

John Hiatt performs "Ain't Never Goin' Back", and this lyric page sits inside the John Hiatt catalog on LyroVerse.

Are there related songs to explore after "Ain't Never Goin' Back"?

Yes. The related section below points to 'Til I Get My Lovin' Back and (No More) Dancing In The Street with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by John Hiatt?

Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through John Hiatt's lyric pages.

Song Room

Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song

Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.

Open Song Room

0 followers Selected insights only surface after moderation

Listener comments

What people are saying

0 comments

Add a short interpretation or memory

A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.

Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.

Sign in person_add

No listener comments on Ain't Never Goin' Back yet.