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If I had known your heart was down
That lonely day in Greenville town
Then I would have been more concerned
But later on I truly learned
How it can feel in every bone
To really see that you're all alone
But I'll kiss your head
When death finds your bed
And you are gone
And if I had seen the way it would be
I'd hushed your cries, when you came to me
If I could do what I did to you
The same to me
And I would love for you to see
That I sleep with remorse
And regret hangs round my door forever more.
If I had known the lowering tide
Was lowering with the way you felt inside
If I had known all hope was gone
A broken heart and a broken home
That pierced a lover's past
And carved the lonely path
For her to walk
So if ever someone says to you,
"Life isn't fair, get used to it"
Then you should say
"Well it might be, if folks like you would let it be"
But I’ll kiss your head
When death becomes my bed
And I am gone
That lonely day in Greenville town
Then I would have been more concerned
But later on I truly learned
How it can feel in every bone
To really see that you're all alone
But I'll kiss your head
When death finds your bed
And you are gone
And if I had seen the way it would be
I'd hushed your cries, when you came to me
If I could do what I did to you
The same to me
And I would love for you to see
That I sleep with remorse
And regret hangs round my door forever more.
If I had known the lowering tide
Was lowering with the way you felt inside
If I had known all hope was gone
A broken heart and a broken home
That pierced a lover's past
And carved the lonely path
For her to walk
So if ever someone says to you,
"Life isn't fair, get used to it"
Then you should say
"Well it might be, if folks like you would let it be"
But I’ll kiss your head
When death becomes my bed
And I am gone
Lyrics submitted by Thrilliam, edited by Mellow_Harsher, gennybear
Track duration: 05:03
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this song means the world to me. my sister committed suicide out of no where and i had seen her the day before but i failed to realize what was going on inside of her and now i beat myself up about it.
the avett brothers mean so much to me.
"If I could do what I did to you
The same to me that I would love for you to see
That I sleep with remorse"
My favorite lines...