"The Man Who Can't Be Moved" lyrics

"The Man Who Can't Be Moved"

Going back to the corner where I first saw you
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag I'm not gonna move
Got some words on cardboard, got your picture in my hand
Saying, "If you see this girl can you tell her where I am?"

Some try to hand me money, they don't understand
I'm not broke - I'm just a broken-hearted man
I know it makes no sense but what else can I do?
How can I move on when I'm still in love with you?

'Cause if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I could be
Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet
And you'll see me waiting for you on the corner of the street

So I'm not moving, I'm not moving

Policeman says, "Son, you can't stay here"
I said, "There's someone I'm waiting for if it's a day, a month, a year
Gotta stand my ground even if it rains or snows
If she changes her mind this is the first place she will go"

'Cause if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I could be
Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet
And you'll see me waiting for you on the corner of the street

So I'm not moving, I'm not moving
I'm not moving, I'm not moving

People talk about the guy who's waiting on a girl, oh, oh
There are no holes in his shoes but a big hole in his world, hmm

And maybe I'll get famous as the man who can't be moved
Maybe you won't mean to but you'll see me on the news
And you'll come running to the corner
'Cause you'll know it's just for you
I'm the man who can't be moved
I'm the man who can't be moved

'Cause if one day you wake up, and find that you're missing me
(Find you're missing me)
And your heart starts to wonder where on this Earth I could be
(Oh, where on Earth I could be)
Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet
(To the place that we'd meet, oh, oh)
And you'll see me waiting for you, on the corner of the street
(On the corner of the street)

'Cause if one day you wake up, and find that you're missing me
(So I'm not moving)
And your heart starts to wonder where on this Earth I could be
(I'm not moving)
Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet
(I'm not moving)
And you'll see me waiting for you, on the corner of the street
(I'm not moving)

Going back to the corner where I first saw you
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag, I'm not gonna move


Thanks to Melissa for adding these lyrics.
Thanks to Tess McGill, Gedanggoreng, Avy, Nunya Bussines, Jenny for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Andrew Marcus Frampton, Mark Anthony Sheehan, Daniel John O'Donoghue, Stephen Alan Kipner
The second single from their debut album The Script, "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" was released on the 25th of July 2008.
Danny O'Donoghue explained, "I didn't go to those lengths but it is a tribute to the loved ones in our lives. How love would make you feel if going and sitting on a corner would be the only option. And to be honest I would, if that was the option of getting someone back, I'd definitely go and do it."
The band posted the following message on Twitter on the 8th of August 2018, "The Man Who Can't Be Moved was supposed to reflect a Forest Gump kinda love. That no matter what, he and Jenny had to be together. We started writing and the track just took on a life of its own. #TheScript10Years."