It feels like I only go backwards, baby Every part of me says, "Go ahead" I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again It feels like I only go backwards, darling I know that you think you sound silly when you call my name But I hear it inside my head all day Then I realise I'm just holding on to the hope that maybe Your feelings don't show It feels like I only go backwards, baby Every part of me says, "Go ahead" I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again It feels like I only go backwards, darling The seed of all this indecision isn't me, oh no 'Cause I decided long ago But that's the way it seems to go When trying so hard to get to something real, it feels It feels like I only go backwards, baby Every part of me says, "Go ahead" I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again It feels like I only go backwards, baby It feels like I only go backwards, baby Every part of me says, "Go ahead" I got my hopes up again, oh no, not again It feels like i only go backwards, baby