Not the Leaving
Aoife O'Donovan"Not the Leaving" is a song by Aoife O'Donovan, released in 2016 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:45 long and contains 32 lines and 243 words.
Lyrics
0:13Go and gather up your things for the long ride
0:23Don't ask me where are we going
0:29It'll take time
0:33And the flowers oh the flowers will be buried under snow
0:40When the cold winds blow
0:43But the lake changes quicker than you know
0:53At the seaside wading in the low tide in the shallows
1:04In the wintertime stars in the western sky flicker and fade out
1:13But the water oh the water is shaking
1:19At the breeze from the high high seas
1:24And the lake changes are bitter to my knees
1:34Then I'll wade down
1:37I'm weighed down with family photographs and relics I've found in a back room
1:48I'll be back soon
1:51I won't sink I'll swim
1:53I'll be back soon
2:19You and I let's build a bonfire in the sand dunes
2:29And sit a while cheek to cheek
2:33And I'll be humming your favorite tune
2:39It's not the leaving that's grieving me
2:44It's the thought of you alone making my heart moan
2:49And when the lake changes down the road I go
3:00Then I'll wade down
3:02I'm weighed down with family photographs and relics I've found in a back room
3:13I'll be back soon
3:16I won't sink I'll swim
3:20Then I'll wade down
3:23I'm weighed down with family photographs and relics I've found in a back room
3:34I'll be back soon
3:37I won't sink I'll swim
3:39I'll be back soon
3:45Go and gather up your things for the long ride
Go and gather up your things for the long ride Don't ask me where are we going It'll take time And the flowers oh the flowers will be buried under snow When the cold winds blow But the lake changes quicker than you know At the seaside wading in the low tide in the shallows In the wintertime stars in the western sky flicker and fade out But the water oh the water is shaking At the breeze from the high high seas And the lake changes are bitter to my knees Then I'll wade down I'm weighed down with family photographs and relics I've found in a back room I'll be back soon I won't sink I'll swim I'll be back soon You and I let's build a bonfire in the sand dunes And sit a while cheek to cheek And I'll be humming your favorite tune It's not the leaving that's grieving me It's the thought of you alone making my heart moan And when the lake changes down the road I go Then I'll wade down I'm weighed down with family photographs and relics I've found in a back room I'll be back soon I won't sink I'll swim Then I'll wade down I'm weighed down with family photographs and relics I've found in a back room I'll be back soon I won't sink I'll swim I'll be back soon Go and gather up your things for the long ride
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