Never on the Day You Leave

Album: The Search for Everything (2017)
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  • No, it's never on the day you leave
    That you wonder what you still believe in
    And you can't remember why you said goodbye
    You'll hear an old familiar sound and hope it's her when you turn around
    But never, never on the day you leave

    Love grows in the time it's been
    Since you last heard her sing
    She'll cut her hair and move somewhere
    She don't owe you anything

    No, it's never on the day you leave
    You can tell how it's gonna be
    To watch a girl become a ghost before your eyes
    You wish you'd given her one more kiss
    To put away for a night like this
    But never, never on the day you leave

    Love grows in the time it's been
    Since you last held her hand
    She'll fight for you like hell
    Then force herself to like some other man

    No, it's never on the day you leave
    That you remember Christmas Eve
    And all the things you miss about her crazy family
    You'll know how lonely it is to see
    A little drug store Christmas tree
    But never, never on the day you leave
    No never, never on the day you leave

    So maybe it'd be better off to write her
    And leave a little note right there beside her
    That says maybe we're not perfect
    But I'll be damned if I ever leave
    Damned if I ever leave
    Damned if I ever leave Writer/s: John Mayer
    Publisher: REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Marie from UsaSad to many people don’t realize this till it’s over.
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