From the recording Unspoken
Even though a relationship may be over, there are traces of your past that will always linger with you.
Lyrics by Turner, written at a time after a break-up.
Music by Carter, written during the summer after receiving the lyrics, circa 1979
Lyrics
I hardly ever think about the one I used to be
The life that I left long ago behind
but every now and then I have a twinge of memory
for all unconscious you still walk the backroads of my mind
The backroads of my mind you walk as much as ever before
I don’t listen anymore …. I’ve almost shut that door
But somehow you just slip inside and touch me from behind
that’s how I know you’ll always walk the backroads of my mind
I’m independent now and I have no need of company
Don’t think I’m unhappy on my own
I suit myself in all things and my spirit’s always free
Still I can’t help but wonder what it’s like not all alone.