Official Lyric Video for “23” by Noah Kahan Stream/download The Great Divide out now: https://noahkahan.lnk.to/thegreatdivide
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Lyrics: Half as drunk as I thought I’d be by now, that’s good I can still see the people around me change shape Speak their minds and pretend they were misunderstood Preachin’ about sin over lines of cocaine Even when you’re not here, it becomes about you They all want me to tell them your story You broke in and stole china from our living room Kinda makes all the other parts boring
You stand over half a foot taller than me Your marks on the wall of the weight room Naive to believe you would come back and see If I could finally take you
Oh well I’ll beat your ass till the morning You know I’ve been running all this time Sprinting my way past your bedroom Lifting the weight of you off my mind 'Cause if I never see you again You could be anything I want 23, clean in the engine heat Teachin’ me how the thing runs Stay gone, won’t you stay gone Stay gone, Stay gone
Tattooed your initials into my right arm So I’d see your name when I lift up a drink There ain’t nothing else here worth catching up on So I hope that it’s warm wherever you sleep
And I’ve got a feeling that won’t go away The doctors are calling it just moving on I still ball up my fists when they mention your name No one gets to talk shit but the ones you shit on
Well I’ll beat your ass in the morning You know I’ve been running all this time Sprinting my way past your bedroom Lifting the weight of you off my mind 'Cause if I never see you again You could be anything I want 23, clean in the engine heat Teachin’ me how the thing runs Stay gone, stay gone, won’t you stay gone Stay gone
Yeah well I’ll beat your ass until morning You know I’ve been running all this time Sprinting my way past your bedroom Lifting the weight of you off my mind
'Cause if I never see you again And you could be anything I want 23, clean in the engine heat Teachin’ me how the thing runs 23, clean in the engine heat It can all be the way that it was If you stay gone, stay gone Won’t you stay gone, stay gone
Music video by Noah Kahan performing 23 (Lyric Video).© 2026 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
