I Used to Say I Love You Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 69 times, most recently at Cedar Cultural Center on May 02, 2024. He first performed it at Ronnie Scott's on June 05, 1988, 35 years and 10 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
I Often Dream of Trains Robyn Hitchcock Midnight Music Album 1984
More Songs About Churches + Fish Robyn Hitchcock Crabs Moon Records Bootleg 1987
Catalog Sampler Robyn Hitchcock (& the Egyptians) Rhino Records Promo 1994
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
I Often Dream of Trains in New York Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2009
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/05/1988
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 07/28/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/29/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/30/1988
Flood Zone Robyn Hitchcock Richmond Virginia US 04/24/1990
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 04/30/1990
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 05/15/1990
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 05/15/1990
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/25/1990
Melody Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 07/09/1990
Fine Line Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 07/24/1990
The Nightstage Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 10/08/1990
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 10/11/1990
Bogart's Robyn Hitchcock Cincinnati Ohio US 10/20/1990
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 06/04/1991
Tipitina's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New Orleans Louisiana US 06/29/1992
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock San Juan Capistrano California US 09/18/1994
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 04/07/1995
The Ark Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 04/14/1995
Park West Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/15/1995
Cedar Cultural Center Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/18/1995
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/17/1996
Metro Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Chicago Illinois US 11/10/1999
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham England UK 01/30/2000
The Garage Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/01/2000
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 03/26/2005
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 01/24/2008
Phoenix Robyn Hitchcock Exeter England UK 01/25/2008
Rescue Rooms Robyn Hitchcock Nottingham England UK 01/27/2008
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/29/2008
Faraday Festival Robyn Hitchcock Barcelona Spain 07/04/2008
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/13/2008
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/19/2008
Somerville Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 11/21/2008
Symphony Space Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/22/2008
Butlin's Robyn Hitchcock Minehead England UK 03/09/2012
The Lexington Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/02/2012
Village Underground Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/28/2012
Northcote Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 05/31/2014
The Newsagency Emma Swift & Chris Pickering + special guest Sydney New South Wales Australia 06/07/2014
Botanic Park Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Adelaide South Australia Australia 03/09/2015
Mono Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 06/08/2015
Brudenell Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Leeds England UK 06/09/2015
Barney Danson Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Ottawa Ontario Canada 07/09/2015
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 09/12/2015
The Alma Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Cape Town South Africa 02/12/2016
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/19/2016
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 06/17/2017
Woodstock Playhouse Robyn Hitchcock Woodstock New York US 09/02/2017
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/18/2017
City Vinyard at Pier 26 Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 02/14/2018
The Chef Restaurant Robyn Hitchcock Hoi An Vietnam 12/06/2018
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 11/24/2019
Levontin7 Robyn Hitchcock Tel Aviv Israel 02/01/2020
Circolo Della Musica Robyn Hitchcock Rivoli Italy 02/07/2020
Chiesa Valdese Robyn Hitchcock Rome Italy 02/08/2020
Cripta Romanics del Duomo Robyn Hitchcock Avellino Italy 02/09/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 06/03/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 06/05/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 10/02/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 10/21/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/22/2021
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 05/29/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/26/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/07/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/15/2023
Cedar Cultural Center Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 05/02/2024

Lyrics

I used to say I love you, it wasn't really true
I wanted to believe it and now I almost do
I used to say I love you, I said it as a threat
Or maybe as a promise to see what I could get

But my heart doesn't break anymore
No, my heart doesn't ache anymore
'Cause it just couldn't take anymore
And I've lost my illusions about you now

I used to say I love you, it wasn't what I meant
What I really meant was "Come on in my tent"
But you were reluctant, although I was so hot
Now I understand it, but back then I did not

But my heart doesn't wear anymore
No, my heart doesn't care anymore
'Cause my heart isn't there anymore
And I've lost my illusions about you now

And now if I should see you or call you on the phone (mm hmmm)
I wonder who's that person I could never call my own
Although I kind of like you, I'll never understand
Why I got so excited each time that we held hands

'Cause my heart doesn't feel anymore
No, my heart doesn't wheel anymore
'Cause it just isn't real anymore
And I've lost my illusions about you now