R.E.M. - Leaving New York Lyrics

It's quiet now, and what it brings, is everything
Comes calling back, a brilliant night, I'm still awake
I looked ahead, I'm sure I saw you there.
You don't need me to tell you now, that nothing can compare

Chorus

You might've laughed if I told you,
You might have hidden your frown.
You might've succeeded in changing me,
I might've been turned around.
It's easier to leave than to be left behind,
Leaving was never my proud,
Leaving New York never easy,
I saw the light fading out.

Now life is sweet, and what it brings
I tried to take.
The loneliness it wears me out,
It lies in wake.
And all I've lost, you're in my eyes,
Shatter a necklace across your thighs
I might've lived my life in a dream
But I swear it, this is real
Memories refuses, and it shatters like glass
Mercurial future, forget the past,
But it's you, it's what I feel

You might've laughed if I told you,
You might have hidden your frown.
You might've succeeded in changing me,
I might've been turned around.
It's easier to leave than to be left behind,
Leaving was never my proud,
Leaving New York never easy,
I saw the light fading out.

Find it in your heart, it's pulling me apart,
Find it in your heart, it's pulling me apart.

I told you, forever, I love you, forever continues during
I told you, forever, I love you, forever

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I told you, forever, I love you, forever
I told you, forever, I love you, forever

You might've laughed if I told you,
You might have hidden your frown.
You might've succeeded in changing me,
I might've been turned around.
It's easier to leave than to be left behind,
Leaving was never my proud,
Leaving New York never easy,
I saw the light fading out.

Leaving New York never easy,
I saw the light fading out.