I took the long way through the old side Past the place that used to close at five They changed the name above the doorway But left the damage underneath the sign I thought the air might do something Bring back a feeling I could recognise I stood there longer than I needed Like the street might tell me why I said I’d never come back I meant it then So why am I here again? I don’t miss the place I miss me there I don’t want it back I just want to care I came all this way Thinking something would move I don’t miss the place I miss who I was in it with you No, I don’t miss the place I miss me there The corner shop is still half-empty Same tired man behind the glass He looked at me like he remembered Then asked me what I wanted like he hadn’t I almost called the old number Just to hear who answers now But some things only stay alive As long as you don’t find them out I said I’d never come back I meant it then So why am I here again? I don’t miss the place I miss me there I don’t want it back I just want to care I came all this way Thinking something would move I don’t miss the place I miss who I was in it with you No, I don’t miss the place I miss me there Maybe I was worse back then Maybe I was less afraid Maybe every stupid thing I did At least felt like a choice I made I don’t need the old life I know what it cost I just hate that I can name the day I stopped feeling what I lost I don’t miss the place I miss me there I don’t want it back I just want to care I came all this way And nothing came through I don’t miss the place I miss who I was before I knew No, I don’t miss the place I miss me there They changed the name above the doorway I still knew where everything was