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If I close one eye then at least I’ll get some sleep.
Half as much, maybe. That’s all I need.
Ever grateful even for one wink.
I think it’s all there is to wonder what it is.
And I remember the last time I was here
And why I said I’d always stay clear
This the last time I can take
Trying to sleep thru an earthquake
Feelin the rumble and the shake you’re giving off
I know you're tired and it’s getting late
And sometimes love can be hard to fake
But I’m lying here awake, waiting on the aftershock
Maybe I’m a worrier but it got me this far.
So maybe I’ll just worry on some more.
And I could make a break for the door.
My feet aren’t nailed to the floor.
This the last time I can take
Trying to sleep thru an earthquake
Feelin the rumble and the shake you’re giving off
I know you're tired and it’s getting late
And sometimes love can be hard to fake
But I’m lying here awake, waiting on an aftershock
You should be the last thing I see at night
And the first thing I see when I rise.
©2016 JeffCampbellMusic/Rude Gratitude Music ASCAP
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What it Takes
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There goes my old girlfriend, there's another diamond ring.
And, uh, all those late night promises, I guess they don't mean a thing.
So baby, what's the story?
Did you find another man?
Is it easy to sleep in the bed that we made?
When you don't look back I guess the feelings start to fade away.
I used to feel your fire but now it's cold inside.
And you're back on the street like you didn't miss a beat, yeah.
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Tell me how the pain's supposed to go.
Tell me how it is that you can sleep
In the night
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your life to the toss of the dice?
Tell me what it takes to let you go. Yeah.
Girl, before I met you I was F.I.N.E. Fine.
But your love made me a prisoner, yeah my heart's been doing time.
You spent me up like money then you hung me out to dry.
It was easy to keep all your lies in disguise.
'Cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eyes.
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Tell me how the pain's supposed to go.
Tell me how it is that you can sleep
In the night
Without thinking you lost ev'rything that was good in your life to the toss of the dice?
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Tell me that you're happy, that you're on your own.
Yeah yeah, yeah
Tell me that it's better when you're all alone.
Tell me that your body doesn't miss my touch.
Tell me that my lovin' didn't mean that much.
Tell me you ain't dyin' when you're cryin' for me.
Tell me what it takes to let you go.
Tell me how the pain's supposed to go.
Uh, tell me how it is that you can sleep
In the night
Without thinkin' you lost ev'rything that was good in your life to the toss of the dice?
Tell me who's to blame for thinkin' twice.
No no no no.
'Cause I don't wanna burn in paradise.
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Jeff Campbell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jeff Campbell’s onstage experiences have taken him to coast to coast countless times and found him sharing stages with John Mayer, members of Counting Crows, The Grateful Dead, and opening for Train. His 2013 EP Release, “In Spite of Everything”, produced by 6x Grammy Winner John Shanks, premiered at #1 on the iTunes rock EPs and singles charts, following a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! ... more
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