I've been drinking all through summer I guess I've had a laugh I've had every kind of fun I could have had Looking at my crowd tonight There's a sober kind of sparkle in their eyes That I don't like 'Cause everybody knows she ain't coming back The buttons on my clothes are as plain to see as that I'm a man of reputation in this rocker's town I have lived it up so long, I'll never live it down Every back room bet I've made Every all night thrill room-service bill I've paid Looks cheap today 'Cause everybody knows she ain't coming back The buttons on my clothes are as plain to see as that Yeah, everybody knows she ain't coming back The buttons on my clothes are as plain to see as that I took a chemical vacation in my head But now I'm back here at the station with a trunk of regret ♪ Thought I found myself a frequency beyond her voice But the memories keep breaking through the noise So brother, send a ship for me Before I wash upon the shore of clarity I can see Everybody knows she ain't coming back The buttons on my clothes are as plain to see as that Yeah, everywhere I go, there are ghosts of what I had Like the buttons on my clothes, they are everywhere I'm at Yeah, everybody knows (she ain't coming back) Everybody knows (she ain't coming back) Everybody knows (she ain't coming back) Everywhere I go