Ebb and Wane

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lyrics

I learned of the death of your friend on the TV
And a little while later somebody else called me
Asked if I might have something nice to say
I told them it's hard to sum up a life that way
Not that I knew him so well

The folks on the street all spoke in the past tense
The last time they met and the things that they had said
I guess it's important to get it all out
What should have I said what should have I done
But that's all over now

And I don't have to cry for every star in the sky

We sat in the room with crackers and coffee
Reminding ourselves we could soon be next to leave
Maybe I could have been more kind, I think
Taken more time, waited to speak
But that's all over now

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from Ugly Ships in Broken Ports, released August 31, 2013

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