#90 WHAT YOU LEFT WHEN YOU LEFT
#90 WHAT YOU LEFT WHEN YOU LEFT
(Memphis Soul)
(DEMO)
(Full Arrangement)
You sit down, then I sit down and say "Been a minute since"
"That night I caught you doing wrong in our bed."
You start to talk, I shush you, remind you it's been
Two years since you grabbed your stuff
-- then grabbed her and fled.
Straight from me -- no middleman:
You destroyed me, yet here I am.
You didn't care, you didn't guess,
What you left when you left.
You say you're sorry, I shush again. "This is not for you."
Drinks arrive, I sip my whiskey, lean forward with a grin.
Say "I cried two months -- churning out soot -- after that day."
Tell you I'm not here for "sorries," flowers, violins.
Straight from me -- no middleman:
You destroyed me, yet here I am.
You don't know, you can't even guess,
What you left when you left.
Curled up in a ball, most every night,
Tried a frantic, packed schedule -- wasn't right
Now I'm quiet, steady -- forward walking,
Chin up, shoulders back, don't waste time talking.
I grab and shake your hand before you know what to do,
Then say "Why act surprised? This is not about you."
Straight from me – no middleman
You destroyed me, and here I am.
You don't know, don't try to guess,
What you left when you left.
From me to you -- no middleman:
You destroyed me, and here I am.
Now I've told you. No need to guess,
What you left when you left.
Said my piece -- stand up and smile,
turn to face the day,
My soot-covered wing flaps once
-- I walk out the doorway.