This Town

    Artist: Niall Horan

    Waking up to kiss you and nobody’s there

    The smell of your perfume still stuck in the air

    It’s hard

    Yesterday I thought I saw your shadow running round

    It’s funny how things never change in this old town

    So far from the stars

    And I want to tell you everything

    The words I never got to say the first time around

    And I remember everything

    From when we were the children playing in this fairground

    Wish I was there with you now

    If the whole world was watching I’d still dance with you

    Drive highways and byways to be there with you

    Over and over the only truth

    Everything comes back to you

    I saw that you moved on with someone new

    In the pub that we met he’s got his arms around you

    It’s so hard

    So hard

    And I want to tell you everything

    The words I never got to say the first time around

    And I remember everything

    From when we were the children playing in this fairground

    Wish I was there with you now

    As if the whole world was watching I’d still dance with you

    Drive highways and byways to be there with you

    Over and over the only truth

    Everything comes back to you

    You still make me nervous when you walk in the room

    Them butterflies they come alive when I’m next to you

    Over and over the only truth

    Everything comes back to you

    And I know that it’s wrong

    That I can’t move on

    But there’s something about you

    ...

    Background

    This is the first solo single from One Direction member Niall Horan. The song itself features no drum beat, but instead the pulse is set by the light strumming of an acoustic guitar and the occasional piano chord — both adding to the songs raw, stripped-back feel.