6. It Doesn’t Matter Anymore

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Words & music by Paul Anka. Arrangement, performances, recording, and mixing by Stephen Solum.

Ⓟ 2020. Stephen Solum. All rights reserved.

This was written by Paul Anka and first recorded by Buddy Holly just before he died in 1959. I arranged the cover of it in 2016 for guitar and voice for a high school reunion. I considered adding more instruments to this final recording, but it seemed to say everything I wanted with just the guitar accompaniment.

It Doesn’t Matter Anymore - lyrics

There you go and baby, here am I,

You left me here so I could sit and cry;

Golly gee what have you done to me?

I guess it doesn't matter anymore.

Do you remember baby, last September,


How you held me tight, each and every night?

Oops–i–daisy, how you drove me crazy,

Well I guess it doesn't matter anymore.

What’s the use in me a-crying?

I’ve done everything and now I’m

Sick of trying;

I've thrown away my nights and I

Wasted all my days over you…

You go your way and I'll go mine,

Now and forever 'til the end of time;

I'll find somebody new and babe then

We'll say we're through and

You won't matter anymore.