New Years Eve went to bed
With an ache comin' over our heads
There's been bottles of pink champagne
In the fridge now for weeks on end
We ain't had much to celebrate
Made a bottle of that feverfew
Poured a little on a spoon for you
Poured a little on a spoon for me said oh we will never be
In love like you wanted
In love like you wanted
Stayed in that house for three more days into January in a smokey haze
Just down the road the trees were on fire
Like your bed and our heads gettin' higher
Said oh I could never love you
Like you wanted me to
And I feel like a penny just waitin' on change
And I’m cryin' like the birds in the yard
Cause it ain't the lovin' it's the leavin' that's hard
It ain't the lovin' it's the leavin' that's hard
Well the year went on and the spring time came
And the flowers all bloomed and you taught me their names
Could you believe how our garden grew
But our hearts stood still and you always knew
I would be leavin'
I would be leavin'
And I feel like a penny just waitin' on change
And I’m cryin' like the birds in the yard
Cause it ain't the lovin' it's the leavin' that's hard
It ain't the lovin' it's the leavin' that's hard
And I feel like a penny just waitin' on change
And I’m cryin' like the birds in the yard
And I feel like a penny just waitin' on change
And I’m cryin' like the birds in the yard
Cause it ain't the lovin' it's the leavin' that's hard
It ain't the lovin' it's the leavin' that's hard
It ain't the lovin' it's the leavin' that's hard
It ain't the lovin' it's the leavin' that's hard
credits
from Leaving Soon,
released June 9, 2015
Written by Ben Larsen
Ben Larsen - vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Leigh Jones - vocals
Austin Quattlebaum - banjo
Miles Berry - upright bass
Nathan Crockett - violin
Josh Simon - piano
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