She broke down and let me in/
Made me see where I’ve been.

“Never Going Back Again” is a Lindsay Buckingham song from Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. Some of his work on that album is quite contentious due to his fallout with Stevie Nicks. However, the lyrics in this song are playful and optimistic about a new love. He is hopeful he will not repeat the same mistakes that have damaged his past relationships. He’s “never going back again”.

All that guitar work is Lindsay on one guitar. It is ridiculous. It sounds like there are several being used, or some sort of overdub, but no. The girls provide some slight harmonies for the song and those sound nice, but they are used sparsely.

This song is a big contrast to the other songs on the album that are highly produced, dark and with contentious lyrics about breakups and dreary commentaries on love (in the best way!).

Never Going Back Again Lyrics

She broke down and let me in.
Made me see where I’ve been.

Been down one time,
Been down two times,
I’m never going back again.

You don’t know what it means to win.
Come down and see me again.

Been down one time,
Been down two times,
I’m never going back again.

written by Lindsay Buckingham