The Leaving (feat. Eryn Young)

by Jeff Shattuck

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We’ve called this place our home for far too long
For everything that’s right, we know there’s more that’s wrong
We’ve tried to tell the truth
We’ve tried not to lie
We’ve tried not to say
What we would later deny

There’s the corner where we looked up at the stars
There’s the place we once hoped to call ours
And there's the place we laughed
And there's the place we cried
It's hard to believe
We should leave this all behind

And the leaving is the longest road
It twists and turns and it takes its toll
And they say that change is good
But sometimes change
Doesn’t work out like it should

We try to choose, but we pack up everything
The furniture, the kitchen plates, the songs we like to sing
We try to take the good
We try to leave the bad
We try to believe
We won’t miss what we once had

Because the leaving is the longest road
You leave behind all you know
And they say that change is good
But sometimes change
Doesn't feel like it should

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released October 21, 2018
Vocal: Eryn Young
Background vocals: Eryn Young, Tim Young
Guitars: Tim Young
Bass: Sam Bevan
Recorded and mixed by Jaimeson Durr at Hyde Street Studio C, SF, CA
Written and produced by Jeff Shattuck

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Jeff Shattuck Austin, Texas

I'm just someone who likes to write and record songs with friends. Some tunes are rock, some Americana, some neither.

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