Joshua Golden’s new single St. Louis, Missouri arrives like a Proustian madeleine dipped in cheap beer and regret—you know, that weird phenomenon where a taste or smell suddenly hurls you back in time.

It’s the kind of song that doesn’t just remind you of your first love; it practically teleports you to that crappy apartment where it all went down, complete with the lingering scent of microwave popcorn and the faint buzz of Seinfeld reruns.

Golden isn’t content to simply rehash well-worn tropes of lost love.

He’s rummaging through the junk drawer of his past, tossing out snapshots for us to puzzle over.

A ratty couch. Seinfeld’s canned laughter. The sour tang of yesterday’s coffee.

It’s not always pretty, but damn if it isn’t real. You might just find yourself squinting at your own memories, wondering if they were always this vivid.

The track opens with gentle acoustic strumming that echoes the introspective folk-rock of the early 2000s.

It feels like a simple heartbreak ballad, but Golden’s got more up his sleeve than simple nostalgia.

His vocals slide in, warm and intimate, like a 3 AM phone call you know you shouldn’t answer but can’t resist.

“Feels like forever, still I think of you often,” he sings, and suddenly we’re all transported back to that one person who still occupies prime real estate in our mental landscape, rent-free.

Golden’s lyrics capture the smell of perfume, the routine of making coffee—small details that cut deeper than any grand declaration of undying love ever could.

The production, crafted with care, is deceptively simple. But listen closely, and you’ll catch subtle layers that build throughout the song, mirroring the complexity of emotions he’s unpacking.

It’s the musical equivalent of realising your ex’s sweater still smells like them years later—a bittersweet reminder wrapped in cosy nostalgia.

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Joshua Golden St Louis, Missouri Lyrics

Verse 1
Feels like forever, still I think of you often
Seasons of Seinfeld in that shitty apartment
Where I said I loved you for the first time in August
Lost most the photos but I kept all the memories
The smell of your perfume, the way you take your coffee
That I’d make you drink ’cause you said I woke up too early

Chorus
As time goes by, I will always be
On the couch with you in St. Louis, Missouri
If I could rewind, I would never leave
That old couch with you
Why were we so good, so good?
If it’s no good for me
Why were we so good, so good?
If it’s no good for me

Verse 2
I keep up with our old friends just to see how you’re doing
I heard he’s a good man and they told me you moved in
It hurts me to say I’m still writing love songs about you
I know we had something, I’m just trying to see God’s plan
So part of me believed that it was just timing
But if he’s the one for you, I’m so happy you found him

Chorus
As time goes by, I will always be
On the couch with you in St. Louis, Missouri
If I could rewind, I would never leave
That old couch with you
Why were we so good, so good?
If it’s no good for me
Why were we so good, baby, so good?
If it’s no good for me

Outro
Life keeps moving, I’m still lying on the couch with you
[?] but I’m still lying on that couch with you
Why were we so good?