Letters

from Letters by Matt Reid & Friends

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Matt Reid: vocals, piano, wurlitzer, glockenspiel
Dean Gallant: guitar
Kristina Parlee: bass
Luke Goguen: drums

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Rachelle Goguen & Laura Peek: vocals
Rich Aucoin: tympani and vibraphone
Rachael Schwartz: cello
Sonia Grant: violin

lyrics

I lie awake and think of you
For fifteen years it goes in circles
Will I rest well when I've worked it through?
I dedicate my world to you
But only in a half-assed fashion
Everything's on hold except for you

And I would quit my job for you
Leave this town and start all over
There is almost nothing I won't do
I'll start another fight for you
The good you make I take for granted
Pretend I never turned my back on you

And through the wilderness with you
Weeks and miles and terrible food
Keep it up until you get your due
Eleven bridges burned for you
Make me sick to make you happy
And who know when I'll work with someone new?

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You and your friends bring out the dancers
My letters to you went unanswered
The ideas in my head gave way to forwarded jokes
If I change my ways can I be seen with you?

Your door's not difficult to walk through
Some of the best artists seem the hardest to talk to
Your personality can get you further than skill
If you separate your actions from distraction

Some people crave too much attention
Others are indifferent to suggestion
Did I throw in the towel, did I shoot myself in the foot?
And who knows when I'll work with someone new?

I devote my life to you
But only in a half-assed fashion

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from Letters, released December 13, 2008

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