By Back Door
Melissa Etheridge

When I was a child I dreamed like a child of wonder
With my back in the grass, my eyes to the sky to see
I believed in the stars and I knew they cast a spell
That I was under, with my fingers in the dirt
I was part of the earth, every living thing was part of me

But it's gone, it's gone
It's gone, it's gone, gone
I can't feel it, I can't feel it
Must've found a way out my back door
Must've run away out my back door
Because it's gone, gone, gone

Then I fell in love, love gave me a shot of pure desire
There was nothing else like this this unimagined bliss, this ecstasy
Deep inside the night I believed I saw the light ignite a fire
And it burned into the dark it burned deep inside my heart
I thought it would burn eternally

But it's gone, it's gone
It's gone, it's gone, gone
I can't feel it, I can't feel it
Must've found a way out my back door
Must've run away out my back door
Because it's gone

So I run into the street and I'm shouting into the phone
Asking everyone I meet
I say have you seen it on my doorstep? Did you see it in my car?
Have you seen it in the alley? Was it on the back of some guitar?
Is it sleeping in the hallway? Does it cry all night alone?
Is it selling itself for money? Does it want, does it want to come home?

Then I saw the world wounded deep and curled up on my sidewalk
With their mouths all white and pale, telling all their tales reality
So I picked up a sign and I found my place in line
And I shouted no talk but the men all painted proud
Their words empty and loud are trying hard to sell my dream

And they tell me it's gone
They say it's gone, they say it's gone
Oh, but I can feel it, oh I want to feel it
I can't let it run away out my back door
I can't let it run away out my back door

Lord, if I look out there, if I look out there every day
I can't let it run away, I won't let it run away
But if I look out there every day


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  2001   4th Street Feeling   4th Street Feeling *   A Little Bit of Me   A Little Hard Hearted   A Disaster   A Lot Like You   A Sacred Heart   A Simple Love   AIN'T IT HEAVY   Ain't That Bad   All American Girl   All the Way Home   All the Way to Heaven   All There Is   All We Can Really Do   Am I Only Dreaming   An Unexpected Rain   An Unusual Kiss   Angel   Angels Would Fall   Angels Would Fall [Live]   Away (Bonus Track)   Be My Lover   Be Real   Beloved   Black Velvet   Blue Christmas   Born Under a Bad Sign   Brave And Crazy   Breakdown   Breath   Breathe   Bring Me Some Water   California   Change   Change The World   Cherry Avenue   Christmas   Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)   Christmas In America   Christmas in America [#]   Chrome Plated Heart   Come On Out Tonight   Come To My Window   Company   DANCE WITHOUT SLEEPING   Dancing In The Fire   Do It Again   Do It For The Rush   Don't Look At Me   Don't You Need   Down To One   Enough Of Me   Enough Rain   Everything You Want   Falling Up   Foolish Games   Getaway Machine   Giant   Glorious   God Is In The People   Good Girls And Boys   Goodnight   Grooming   Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)/Give Peace A Chance   Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas   Heal Me   Hearts And All   Heroes And Friends   Hold On, I'm Coming   How Would I Know   I Can Wait   I Could Be In Danger   I could've Been You   I Don't Want To Know   I Forgot to Be Your Lover   I Really Like You   I Really Must Be Going   I Run For Life   I Run for Life [#]   I Told You So   I Wanna Be in Love   I Want To Be In Love   I Want To Come Over   I Want You   I Will Never Be The Same   I Won't Be Alone Tonight   I'm The Only One   I'm The Only One (Show Promo)   I've Loved You Before   If I Wanted To   If You Want To   Im The Only One   Imagine That   Into The Dark   Isn't Life Strange   It's Christmas Time   IT'S FOR YOU   It's Only Me   Juliet   Just Stand Up   Just Stand Up!   Kansas City   KEEP IT PRECIOUS   Kiss Me   Let Me Go   Let's Get It On   Light A Light   Like a Preacher   Like The Way I Do   Love Rocks   Lover Kiss You   Lover Please   Mama I'm Strange   Map Of The Stars   Me & Bobby McGee   MEET ME IN THE BACK   Meet Me In The Back (Live)   Meet Me In the Dark   Memphis Train   Mercy   Merry Christmas Baby   Merry Christmas, Baby   Message To Myself   Monster   Morning   MUST BE CRAZY FOR ME   My Back Door   My Lover   My Lovers Greatest Gift   No Guarantee   No Souvenirs   Nowhere To Go   O Night Divine   Occasionally   One Hour Later   Only Love   Open Your Mind   Out Of My Mind   Piece Of My Heart   Piece of My Heart [#]   PLACE YOUR HAND   Please Forgive Me   Precious Pain   Put Me Out Of My Misery   Ready To Love   Refugee   Refugee [#]   Resist   Ring The Bells   Rock And Roll Me   Rock Me Baby   Royal Station 4/16   Royal Station 4\/16   Royal Station 416   Ruins   Scarecrow   Secret Agent   Shout Now   Shriner's Park   Silent Legacy   Silent Night   Similar Features   Skin Deep   Sleep   Somebody Bring Me Some Water   Somewhere In The City   Stranger Road   Stronger Than Me   Sympathy   Take My Number   Talking To My Angel   Testify   That's Important To Me   The Angels   The Beating Of Your Heart   The BOY FEELS STRANGE   The Different   The Heart Of A Woman   The Kingdom Of Heaven   The Late September Dogs   THE LETTING GO   The Prison   The Shadow Of A Black Crow   The Universe Listened   The War Is Over   They Don't Know Me   Thing About You   This Is Not Goodbye   This Is Not Goodbye [#]   This Moment   This War Is Over   Threesome   To Be Loved   Touch and Go   Truth Of The Heart   Tuesday Morning   Uprising Of Love   Walking On Water   Wasting My Time   Watching You   We Are the Ones   Welcome To This Day - Reprise (Original Version)   What Happens Tomorrow   When You Find the One   Whispers My Heart   Who Are You Waiting For   Who's Making Love   Will You Still Love Me   Yes I Am   You And I Know   You Can Sleep While I Drive   You Could Save Me   You Used To Love To Dance   You Will   Your Little Secret

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