Better Not Tell Her

Album: Have You Seen Me Lately? (1992)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about a woman who's giving advice to a former boyfriend about his current love, and she's telling him to admit some of the truth about them, but not all of it ("leave out the white lights"). Simon has said that the narrator secretly hopes the ex will come around and rekindle the romance they had after he tires of his current flame. >>>
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    Mike - Santa Barbara, CA

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  • Robbie from Elizabethtown, KyCarly's "Have You Seen Me Lately" album was actually released in 1990 a few months after her "My Romance" standard collection.
  • Chet from Buffalo, NyGreat song, always liked it a lot. Hey drummers: check out the very tasty licks in this one!
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