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Before the Leaving Lyrics by Alela Diane

About Farewell

2013

[Verse 1]
There are four white walls in every damn hotel
A light by the bed, stains on the floor
And it's here I will wait out the storm
Killing time on the fringes again
[Chorus]
Before the leaving
Before the leaving
[Verse 2]
There are big trucks that wind and I'd trade them for ours
Side by side, we pass through towns we'll never see
And it's here I will wait out the storm
Killing time on the fringes again
[Chorus]
Before the leaving
Before the leaving
[Verse 3]
There are red velvet seats in the windowless rooms
A curtain to drawa and faces to please
And it's here I will wait out the storm
Killing time on the fringes again
[Chorus]
Before the leaving
Before the leaving
[Hook]
Tarmac the freight
Fortress the fate
Scarlet red leaves
The cobblestone streets
The city, the field
The channel, the cape
The smell of cold smoke
Tunnels through slate
It's all brought us back
[Outro]
Now there's wood that you stacked
And it's on our front porch
And it's staring me down
And it tells me you left
Credits
Alela Diane

Alela Diane

About “Before the Leaving” by Alela Diane

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"Before the Leaving" is credited to Alela Diane. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Before the Leaving" appears on "About Farewell" in 2013.

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