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Just a Trace
04:39
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If there’s one thing that I know
It’s that the sleep is first to go
Regret’s the blackest coffee you can buy
They say it’s darkest near the dawn
But if you keep your curtains drawn
You’ll never notice when the daylight breaks the sky
And I can finally wash these sheets
And rinse away her stale perfume
But I can finally walk these streets
I can smell the flowers as they bloom
It’s the end of one more day and the coming of the night
She's begun to slip away, retreating like the light
The image of her face once burned in my mind
Is only just a trace, and now it’s fading fast with time
Think I discovered heaven.
In those two or three short seconds
Between when I'd wake and when I'd think of her
If that could be eternity
Then I could finally rest in peace
And stop losing sleep for things that never were
PC/C: ––
They say it marches on; they say it flies
But I know whoever said those things has never said a long goodbye
C: ––
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2. |
Maybe Not Today
05:15
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Two short years blew by so fast
When I bite the bullet, finally ask
Does this thing have the legs to last?
Should we sign the line for one more year?
Sitting on the kitchen floor
Her face says she can take no more
She turns her head to face the door
But she can't say the things that I can't hear
Her tear-streaked cheeks speak louder
than the words that she won't say:
"I think that we could be in love
just maybe, not today."
Maybe somewhere farther down the line
Maybe in a different place and time
Maybe there's a chance that we could find a way
Maybe not today
Six months now since she moved out
And I can say without a doubt
I've grown and learned a lot about
The ways that I fell short and let her down
Spent half a year as half a man
Gave up on all my best laid plans
I’m moving on as best I can
I know in time my heart will come around
My blood red eyes sigh deeper
than the breath that I can't take
I think that we could be in love
but baby, not today
Maybe somewhere farther down the line
Maybe in a different place and time
Maybe there's a chance that we could find a way...
Maybe one day it will all be fine
Maybe someday I can call you mine
Maybe there's a chance that we could find a way
Maybe not today
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3. |
Anyone But You
03:57
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Tell me how your story ends
Does he call you, are you still friends
Late at night, you're alone in bed
Will it ever not feel strange
How 'bout you, do you have regrets
Does her broken heart make you upset
If you could do it all again
What exactly would you change
Winter nights were extra cold
I wondered how a love so old could
Without warning just up and fold
I think maybe you knew
Days passed and I tried to be strong
Told myself no one's right, no one's wrong
But deep down I've been singing this song
Anyone but you
Love can been worn like a watch
Years go by and you never take it off
Then one day the hands decide to stop
So you go out and find a different clock
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Dan Collins and a Piano Madison, Wisconsin
Singer-songwriter & pianist making music out of Madison, WI.
Dan Collins and a Piano recommends:
This band was my focus for several years after graduating from college. Josh, Luke, and Reuben taught me so much about being in a band and making music.
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