Lyrics

I Leave You You

I'm not taking anything of value with me
I'll just take my shattered dreams and tattered heart
I'm too weak to carry more than this sad burden
So I'm leaving everything behind

When I met you, you shined just like a diamond
I was soon to learn your heart was made of coal
Scraped and scratched from rubbing up against you
It took a while to bring myself to let you go

(C)And I leave you the thunder and the rain
And I leave you the sorrow and the pain
And I leave you the leaves long estranged from the trees
And I leave you, you

The fire of passion froze into a silence
So bitter that it crumbled in the cold
I struggled hard to gather all the pieces
Now I find that I must let them fall

I'm gonna find a hill that shines in summer sunlight
Maybe back up in the hills of Tennessee
Where the wind will gently blow the grass in circles
Maybe the wind can blow this sadness out of me (C)

There's a town way up north in Minnesota
With hard work and a simple life to share
Deep in the earth a hundred years they've mined the red iron ore
Content to leave the gold to someone else

I can feel the warmth returning to my body
I can feel my feelings blossom in the light
I can feel the sadness wane and a smile return again
As I raise myself up and start to walk (C)

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