The Man Who Can't Be Moved

Album: The Script (2008)
Charted: 2
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  • Going back to the corner where I first saw you
    Gonna camp in my sleeping bag, I'm not gonna move
    Got some words on cardboard, got your picture in my hand
    Saying, "If you see this girl, can you tell her where I am?"
    Some try to hand me money, they don't understand
    I'm not broke, I'm just a broken hearted man
    I know it makes no sense but what else can I do
    How can I move on when I'm still in love with you

    'Cause if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me
    And your heart starts to wonder where on this Earth I could be
    Thinkin' maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet
    And you'll see me waiting for you on our corner of the street
    So I'm not moving, I'm not moving

    Policeman says, "Son, you can't stay here"
    I said, "There's someone I'm waiting for if it's a day, a month, a year"
    Gotta stand my ground even if it rains or snows
    If she changes her mind, this is the first place she will go

    'Cause if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me
    And your heart starts to wonder where on this Earth I could be
    Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet
    And you'll see me waiting for you on our corner of the street
    So I'm not moving, I'm not moving
    I'm not moving, I'm not moving

    People talk about the guy that's waiting on a girl
    There are no holes in his shoes but a big hole in his world

    Maybe I'll get famous as the man who can't be moved
    Maybe you won't mean to, but you'll see me on the news
    And you'll come running to the corner
    'Cause you'll know it's just for you
    I'm the man who can't be moved
    I'm the man who can't be moved

    'Cause if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me (find that you're missing me)
    And your heart starts to wonder where on this Earth I could be (where on this Earth I could be)
    Thinkin' maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet (to the place that we'd meet)
    And you'll see me waiting for you on our corner of the street

    (So I'm not moving) 'cause if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me
    (I'm not moving) and your heart starts to wonder where on this Earth I could be
    (I'm not moving) thinkin' maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet
    (I'm not moving) and you'll see me waiting for you on our corner of the street

    Going back to the corner where I first saw you
    Gonna camp in my sleeping bag, I'm not gonna move Writer/s: Andrew Marcus Frampton, Daniel John O'Donoghue, Mark Anthony Sheehan, Stephen Alan Kipner
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, CTM Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

  • Captain Dunsel from St Louis UsaI love this song, but I don't get one line of the lyrics. The words read "Got some words on cardboard" but clearly he isn't saying "words" but a two-syllable word instead...?
  • Susan from Tagum City, PhilippinesI love the song, and I really love The Script.
  • Megan from Stevenson, AlOMG! When I first heard this I thought to myself these guys are going to be HUGE!!! DUDE! I was right!!! I LOVE THE SCRIPT!!!!!
  • Emily from Around Chicago, IlMy favorite lines in the song are "Cuz if one day you make up and find that you're missing me; And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I can be" just because it's so full of hope and truth. I like especially that they said your HEART starts to wonder, instead of YOU start to wonder...so true. You don't think about the one you're missing...you feel them.
  • Shana from Casablanca, MoroccoThe message is pretty clear I think, no subtext or anything..
    However, the first time that I listened to this song, I ddn't like it and just skipped it, but two days later, I listened to it, and I adored it for some reason, (Excellent melody, okay lyrics, beautiful story)
    It got me dreaming...
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