"Can't Go Back" is a slow soulful blues number, elegantly arranged for piano, saxophone, and electric guitar. The song is carried by the voice of California's Gregg Buchwalter, who packs love, longing, and regret into his late-night Americana ballad of a man who has made a few too many mistakes in his life. Back-up singers add to Buchwalter's late-night lounge style, and the song has a slow patient subtlety that is rare in today's world of digital pop music. This song would go great with a tall glass of bourbon and a head full of memories.