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Before Lyrics by Nolan Patton

Tambourine

2017

So the years went running, with life around us humming
The nights become so lonely, you can feel them when you sleep
The morning sun is waiting, and some beauty still can be taken
With so much left for someone, so many miles from me

But tomorrow I’ll return to the place that I was born
I hope it will be waiting there for me
But before I make my way
Something else takes a hold of all I’ve ever known

The years are coming from so far off I don’t even wonder
What it is that they expect from me
But I live my life to remember all the beauty you’ve forgotten
And all the words that we never found the time to say

The hours move so slow from so far off we don’t even know now
If these lights are fading or if it’s just our eyes
The cello plays its tune and the band come marching through
I want to be there next to you when the music finds the light of your ears

When your yesterdays are forgotten and your hopes have all been walked on
By every person you thought that you could ever trust
When everyone turns away from the mess that you have made
Call me and I’ll come running to pick up the pieces with you

Before I knew it once, I had to hear it twice
I had to know that something on this earth could last
I’ve seen those eyes before, the ones that turn toward the door
The ones I know are never coming back
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Nolan Patton

Nolan Patton

About “Before” by Nolan Patton

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

"Before" appears on "Tambourine" in 2017.

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