[Silence]
[Arrangement: Upbeat shuffle, guitar riff, organ, walking bassline, percussion, saxophone, drums]
[Intro]
I wish I had
(A better line)
Something softer
(To leave behind)
I wish I had
(A better way)
Than what I’m saying
(Today)
Ya know…
(We gotta go)
[Verse 1]
You gave me shelter
(When nights got cold)
Held together
(What I couldn’t hold)
Stayed beside me
(Through the strain)
Even when
(It looked insane)
But time kept moving
(Underneath)
Pulling loose
(What we believed)
And now the road
(Has split in two)
And I can’t fake
(What I can’t do)
[Refrain]
So, sorry
(Baby)
But, what can I say?
So sorry
(Baby)
There’s no way to stay
So sorry
(Baby)
I wish it wasn’t true
So sorry
(Baby)
I can’t stay…
… it’s true…
(… and neither can you)
Ya know…
(We gotta go)
[Verse 2]
It isn’t anger
(It isn’t blame)
It’s just the fire
(Has changed its name)
Something faded
(Without a sound)
And now there’s no
(Safe middle ground)
I tried to find
(Some words that heal)
But broken things
(Don’t always seal)
And every hour
(We linger here)
Only makes
(The leaving clear)
[Chorus]
I know it hurts
(Maybe me too)
To hear the truth
(Instead of “soon”)
I know this room
(Still feels like home)
But staying now
(Would be alone)
Ya know…
(We gotta go)
[Bridge]
Yeah, ya know…
(We gotta go)
[Instrumental]
[Saxophone interlude]
[Guitar solo]
[Final Refrain]
So, sorry
(Baby)
But, what can I say?
So sorry
(Baby)
There’s no way to stay
So sorry
(Baby)
The night has had its say
So sorry
(Baby)
I can’t stay…
… it’s true…
(… and neither can you)
Ya know…
(We gotta go)
[Outro]
I wish I had
(A better line)
Something softer
(To leave behind)
Ya know…
(We gotta go)
From the album “Displacement“