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If I Leave Lyrics by Curtis McMurtry

The Hornet’s Nest

2017

I said let me live the way I want to since I won’t live very long
But every time we fight I realize I’m in the wrong
You’re still hungry for the fire and proud of all your scars
Strong as anyone will ever be
But if I lift you up so you can touch the stars
Who’s gonna do the same for me
If I leave will you say you saw it coming
Will you tell your friends you threw me out the door
Will you say that I was never worth the trouble
Will you pretend you never hoped for any more
We talk over and under each other these days
Every time I try to help I realize I’m in the way
I’m too fearless to be careful, too fragile to be kind
Too stubborn to admit when I agree
And even when I know you’re looking down on me with love
You looking down is all I see
If you leave will I say I saw it coming
Will I tell my friends you beat me to the door
Will I say that you were never worth the trouble
Will I pretend I never hoped for any more
Will I learn to hate the sound of my own heartbeat
Will I pray it’s you whenever someone calls
I don’t want to be reduced to my possessions
This apartment won’t be home without your paintings on the walls
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Curtis McMurtry

Curtis McMurtry

About “If I Leave” by Curtis McMurtry

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"If I Leave" appears on "The Hornet’s Nest" in 2017.

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