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How Come You’re Not Here

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How Come You’re Not Here Lyrics

[Intro]
Where have you been?
Where have you gone?
And have I done something wrong?
You're the Tooth Fairy
You're like Santa Claus
You're like white noise
When I want my favorite song

[Verse 1]
Just come on back
And come on home
It ain't super smart to leave me alone
Light a flare, pick up the phone
I'm like a stoner babe without my bong

[Chorus]
Are you hiding in the closet?
Are you underneath the bed?
Did you go for a long walk off a short pier?
How come you're not here?
Should I worry you've been bitten?
Or somebody got you high?
Quick come back
Or I might just die
How come you're not here?

[Verse 2]
I've heard some rumors
About another girl
I heard she's cute
But she stores nuts like a squirrel

And that's all cool
I'll wait right here
'Til you get bored
And she gets carded for beer

[Verse 3]
I'm the one
I'm just that slick
You won't find better
I'm honey dipped
There ain't a thing
That's fake on me
I miss you, baby
Come home to me

[Chorus]
Are you hiding in the closet?
Are you underneath the bed?
Did you go for a long walk off a short pier?
How come you're not here?
Should I worry you've been bitten?
Or somebody got you high?
Quick come back
Or I might just die
How come you're not here?

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Is there an official lyric video?
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What did P!nk say about "How Come You're Not Here"?
Genius Answer

The songs talk about all phases of a relationship, but you must be aware that people are going to hear songs like “How Come You’re Not Here” and “The Truth About Love” and assume that you’re having marital problems again.

P!nk:

It’s funny. I wrote ‘Family Portrait’ when I was 21 and my parents divorced when I was 9, so I tend to hold onto things. I’m still exorcising some of those demons. And look, I’m in a relationship that I’ve been in for 10 years and it’s never going to be perfect. Carey always jokes, ‘You’re always just mad enough at me to write a song.’ ‘Yep. Thanks, baby, you’re my muse. I’m awesome, if not slightly psychotic. And I had this picture in my head like Carey’s trying to leave me. And to me, it’s a game of hide and seek – cos why would he ever try to leave me? It’s this whole cartoon delusional thing.

–via Billboard (2012) & Independent.co.uk (2012)

What is P!nk's favorite part of the song?
Genius Answer

You know, we had that break-up, and that second verse is my favourite second verse that I’ve ever written: ‘I heard some rumours about another girl/ I heard she’s cute but she stores nuts like a squirrel/ That’s all cool/ I’ll wait right here till you get bored/ And she gets carded for beer…’"

–via Independent.co.uk (2012)

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Release Date
September 14, 2012
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