Eagles- I Can't Tell You Why- 1979📍 This song basically spells it out in the chorus: Every time I try to walk away Something makes me turn around and stay And I can't tell you why It's about a relationship on the rocks - the couple's arguing intensifies almost to the point of them breaking up one night. The song has no real conclusion and leaves the listener with an intentional melancholy. This is because the couple in the song are neither reconciled nor torn apart. The song fades out on this p