Country music star Brett Young has released a reimagined version of fan-favorite “Don’t Wanna Write This Song” from his upcoming project, THE ACOUSTIC SESSIONS EP, out September 13th. Featuring co-writer and longtime collaborator Sean McConnell, Young recorded the track and achingly poignant performance at the Blackbird Studios in Nashville.
“Don’t Wanna Write This Song” Acoustic Video
“Don’t Wanna Write This Song” Lyrics
There’s a dress in the closet, that I just can’t throw away
I know it might sound crazy, but I haven’t changed your pillowcase
A heart half full, or half empty
Is half gone either way, with you gone
What went wrong?
Maybe the hardest part
Is we didn’t break this heart
Nobody cheated or lied
I still have to live with goodbye
But how can I just move on?
I’ve loved you for way too long
I don’t want to admit that you’re gone
I don’t wanna write this song
Don’t wanna write this song
Another glass of whiskey, by your picture in a frame
I’m playin’ all the black keys and cryin’ out your name
I’m holdin’ on, or lettin’ go
It’s gonna kill me either way
With you gone
Oh
Maybe the hardest part
Is we didn’t break this heart
Nobody cheated or lied
I still have to live with goodbye
But how can I just move on?
I’ve loved you for way too long
I don’t want to admit that you’re gone
I don’t wanna write this song
Don’t wanna write this song
Bobby pins on the dresser
Wilted flowers in a vase
I left a rose on your headstone
I never quite know what to say
Oh maybe the hardest part
Is we didn’t break this heart
Nobody cheated or lied
I still have to live with goodbye
But how can I just move on?
I’ve loved you for way too long
Don’t want to admit that you’re gone
I don’t wanna write this song
No, don’t wanna write this song
I don’t wanna write this song
Mmm, don’t wanna write this song, whoa
Brett Young’s sophomore release, TICKET TO L.A., debuted atop the Billboard Country Albums chart and follows his PLATINUM self-titled debut, which dominated the Top 20 on the Country Albums chart for 37 weeks. Delivering five consecutive No. 1 hits with “In Case You Didn’t Know” (4X PLATINUM), “Mercy” (2X PLATINUM), “Sleep Without You” (PLATINUM), “Like I Loved You” (PLATINUM) and “Here Tonight” (GOLD). Young was named ASCAP’s 2018 Country Songwriter-Artist of the Year and has also garnered nominations from ACM, Billboard, Teen Choice, CMT and CMA Awards as he continues to rack up nonstop hits. Young has amassed more than 1.7 billion streams of his catalog globally. He continues to bring his live shows coast-to-coast to multiple festivals including iHeartRadio in Las Vegas on September 21st.
