Leaving Atlanta

She said, "I love you" like an apology to herself.
Or maybe it was for me I could not tell
But she said it like she should have known better

She said "I'll miss you" like some kind of promise made from her head
to her heart not to forget
that these were soft hands

And she said "I'de wait for you
like a widow waits for sleep"
to hold a lover that she grieves
And a life together that they'de weaved
But more, she waits like I was something
to be waited for

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While I am leaving Atlanta
I am leaving this home
I am leaving Atlanta
I am...


But she holds on to hope
like its something she is thinking of keepin'
So she starts making it hard for me to leave and...
"Well if its any consolation", she said,
"Its a lot harder to be left"
And she said, "it's hard to live in
this town you have made your whole life in."

Well I just sent you a letter. It will be at least
3 days to 'til you know your heart has been broken

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And she said "I'de wait for you
like a widow waits for sleep"
to hold a lover that she grieves
And a life together that they'de weaved
But more, she waits like I was something
to be waited for

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