I Can Never Go Home Anymore

"I Can Never Go Home Anymore" is a song written by Shadow Morton and performed by the Shangri-Las. It reached number 6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1965. The song was added to their 1965 album Shangri-Las-65!.
The single was arranged by Artie Butler and produced by Shadow Morton.

Lyric content

A girl threatens to run away if her mother will not allow her to do what she wants, but she is advised against it by another girl whose circumstances turned tragic after having done the same. After a heated disagreement with her mother over a boy, the narrator packed some clothes and left home. She forgot about the boy immediately after and thought about her mother's love and care. Before the narrator could return home, her mother died of a broken heart.

Other versions

In 1965, the Detergents released a parody song, "I Can Never Eat Home Anymore", that was not as successful as their previous spoof on the Shangri-Las, "Leader of the Laundromat".
David Wrench released a version of the song on his 1998 EP David Wrench Sings the Songs of The Shangri-La's .