Since You’re Gone - The Cars

“Since You’re Gone“ is a song by the American rock band the Cars. It was released as the second single from their fourth album, Shake It Up. “Since You’re Gone“ is a power ballad about the breakup of a relationship.[1] AllMusic critic Donald A. Guarisco praises the “inspired wordplay“ of lyrics like “you’re so treacherous/when it comes to tenderness“ but also note the heartfelt quality of lyrics like “Since you’re gone I never feel sedate/Since you’re gone moonlight ain’t so great.“[1] Music critic Jim Bohen describes the line “Since you’re gone everything’s in perfect tense“ as an example of Ocasek’s “literate wit.“[2] Boston Globe critic Steve Morse considers lines such as “since you’re gone the nights are getting strange/since you’re gone I’m throwing it all away/I can’t help it everything’s a mess“ to be “trite.“[3] However, activist Phyllis Schlafly inte