Time has never been a friend of mine.
I'm always just a couple steps behind.
Though I wonder why I'm always holding on so long,
if the warning signs are strong,
so I can only hope, to lose a little control,
cause there's just nothing like letting go.
I have never been afraid to stray,
cause nothing really ever goes my way.
Still, you're sick and tired of hearing all the bullshit lines,
like the timing just ain't right,
so you can only hope, when it all unfolds,
you'll have learned to let it
Go and put it in the past,
cause you tried to make it last,
but once it happens you can't bring it back.
Fast or slow, time never goes,
at the pace you would've chose,
instead of keeping hold, just learn to let it go.
So you took the time to feel,
cause you thought that it was real,
now the truth has been revealed,
you're looking back.
So your memories come and go,
your regrets may start to grow,
but will it matter what you know,
once your heart stops at last?
credits
from Back and Forth,
released April 23, 2011
Written by Erin Manning
Recorded, mixed, mastered by Daniel Mixer
Vocals- Erin Manning
Drums- Alex Nixon
Guitars- Justin Eason
Electric/Upright Bass- Ben Jones
Piano- Ben Weber
Violin- Eleonore Dennig
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