In "Every Time I Come Around Here," Jonah Kagen returns to a familiar place and finds the old longing still waiting, as close as a hand on his knee. He admits the pull is beyond his control, comparing it to a train he simply lets run through him. The image of a book forever living on his shelf captures how permanently this love occupies him, unread but never discarded. Even wondering if the other feels the same ache doesn't loosen the grip. The song settles into acceptance that some attachments never really end.
Every Time I Come Around Here Lyrics by Jonah Kagen
Miles away, and you’re coming in closer
Your hand on my knee, breath on my neck
Every time I think it’s finally over
I wind up back here with you again
It is what it is, no matter what I do
Every time I come around here, I think about you
That train’s still running, I just let it come through
Every time I come around here, I think about you
I wonder if you’re doing everything I do
If you’re talking to God and kicking yourself
I’m sure now that I never can shake you
You’re a book forever living on my shelf
But it is what it is, no matter what I do
Every time I come around here, I think about you
That train’s still running, I just let it come through
Every time I come around here, I think about you
It is what it is, no matter what I do
Every time I come around here, I think about you
That train’s still running, I just let it come through
Every time I come around here, I think about you
