From the recording Baby Blues
Lyrics
Hey
Yeah
Let's go
The lights are up
The beat's alive
No looking back
I've got my stride
Sunlight crashing
Through the blinds
Your jacket's here
But you're outta time
You left the books
The leash, the key
And you didn't say goodbye to me
I cleaned the shelves
I packed the shame
But echoes still
Call out your name
You used to whistle
Down the hall
Now every step
Just feels too small
You waved our flag
So proud and true
Big star moves
And the orange agent it gave
You raised the room
You owned the stage
Now I just dance
away the rage
Coffee's cold
The mirror's cracked
You're not the voice
I'm calling back
Why'd you go and leave those baby blues
Shining like... they always knew
We danced, we fell
We burned too bright
Now you're gone
I own the night
I loved you then
And I love you loud
But don't fade out
In the crowd
You were the spark
That lit my fuse
Now I'm the flame
With nothing to lose
Baby blues... baby blues
Still echo like a southern tune
Baby blues... baby blues
You rose and fell like a full-blood moon
Nickie said you lit the flame
With braids that beamed
Like runway fame
We talked all night
You spun those lines
Gift of corn spirits
Vintage wine
We made our mess
We made our bed
But I slept cold
While you ran ahead
You left your boots
And vinyl too
Still smell the smoke
Still hear the groove
No more bears
No late-night calls
No smoke
No hair down the hall
No notes taped
To the bathroom glass
No Sunday jokes
That made me laugh
But I'm still here
I'm standing proud
Won't let you blur me
With the crowd
Why'd you go and leave those baby blues
Staring through... a rearview truth
We laughed, we crashed
We soared so far
Now I'm starlight
In your dark
I loved you then
But I'm not bowed
Won't chase a ghost
Through the crowd
The love was deep
But now I choose
A better road
Unworn shoes
Baby blues... baby blues
Still echo like a southern tune
Baby blues... baby blues
You faded fast... I found my room
I never asked
What broke you down
And you broke through
Every part I found
A thousand words
We never said
Still sing like thunder
In my head
And still I glow
I carry your sound
And I won't drown
Not in your crowd
You taught me fire
And you taught me flight
And I won't beg
You back tonight
Why'd you go and leave those baby blues
Painted skies... I ran into
You gave me more
Than you ever knew
So I've got rhythm
I've got truth
I loved you then
I love me now
I'm rising up
Above the crowd
No more tears
No hidden screams
Just heavy steps
And bigger dreams
Baby blues... baby blues
Still echo like a southern tune
Baby blues... baby blues...
I sang you out beneath the moon
I loved you then
But I'm not your ghost in the crowd
I loved you hard
But I'm not your shadow now
Goodbye, my blue
I'll try to not be lost without you
I walk alone
And I walk out loud
You're next to me
In any crowd