Is this one a breakup song? I alway thought it was a You’re So Damn Sexy That I’m Falling in Love With You Against My Better Judgement song.
Anyway, my contributions are
Boots of Spanish Leather by Dylan
and
Ain’t Life a Brook by Ferron
“Just when I think life’s a polished stone,
You give me a long drawn look,
I know pretty soon you’ll be leaving our home”
Depends on what you wish to express about the breakup, really.
Bonnie Raitt’s “I can’t Make You Love Me” is amazing, of course.
This is the song I actually sent to my ex via email when I realized we were truly over. It was my genuine feeling. Still is, despite everything, for which I’m eternally grateful.
On the gutwrenching side of things, UK #1 “Dry Your Eyes” by The Streets (video) (lyrics). Nominally hip-hop, this is more like spoken word over acoustic guitars and strings.
It was for me. And it has these lyrics: “What a wicked thing to say, you never felt this way” and “And I never dreamed that I’d lose somebody like you,”.