| "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back" | ||||
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| Single by Sam Neely | ||||
| B-side | "The Music Made Me Do It"[1] | |||
| Released | June 18, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Beckett | |||
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"When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back" is a song written by Steve Clark and Johnny MacRae. The song—a bittersweet reflection of a condemned inmate's life, looking back at all the bridges he burned and wished could be repaired—was recorded by several country music artists, including Sam Neely, Bill Anderson and the band Confederate Railroad.