Never Strikes Me
Submitted: September 23, 2025 at 5:19 pm Composed/performed by: Laura Honken, lhonken25@gmail.com Copyright: 2025
Verse 1
Spent the night in your chair again
The one that doesn’t match
Anything else in the room
But you just had to have
Now it’s the only place I feel safe
So, I wrap myself in its curves
Cuddle into its arms
And pretend they’re yours
Pre-Chorus
The day I lost you
Is the day my world stopped
Now all I do is stare at a clock
Chorus
Cause everyone keeps promising me
Time is all I need
So, eyes wide open I sit and watch
Every tick and every tock
It strikes midnight, one, and then two
But never strikes me getting over you
Verse 2
I swear I still hear your laugh
Feel your warm breath on my neck
No matter how hard I try
They’re things I just can’t forget
Your clothes still hang next to mine
Your shoes neatly line the floor
Nothing has dimmed your memory
But that’s what I keep waiting for
Chorus
Cause everyone keeps promising me
Time is all I need
So, eyes wide open I sit and watch
Every tick and every tock
It strikes midnight, one, and then two
But never strikes me getting over you
Bridge
You should still be here
Whispering you love me in my ear
But you’ve gone to a better place
And I’m stuck counting down this heartbreak
Chorus
Cause everyone keeps promising me
Time is all I need
So, eyes wide open I sit and watch
Every tick and every tock
It strikes midnight, one, and then two
But never strikes me getting over you
It never strikes me getting over you
