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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Leadgesang
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Josh Kaufman
Josh Kaufman
Produzent:in
D. James Goodwin
D. James Goodwin
Mastering-Ingenieur:in
Katie May
Katie May
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If you look real hard,
Squint with all your might
Even better close your eyes
And it all comes into sight
Learning to trust the wait
For blessings in disguise
It's kind of like a chrysalis
Turning into butterflies
If you were lonely here,
Will you be lonely there
And when you're gone one day
Will anybody care
There's all these things I ought
To still find time to do
Instead of I'm fucking off
Writing letters to the moon
 
Pack the family memories
And your best laid plans
Join the serpentine line
Holding one another's hands
Time to check your bag
Where no baggage claim is
And wear a tag that says
Hello my name is
Hello, hello
We tilt towards the light,
Like such natural optimists
But we also love the night,
And all its shadow gifts
Maybe the hardest part
Of all the letting go
Is the taking stock
Of all we'll never know
Pack the family memories
And the best laid plans
Join the serpentine line
Holding one another's hands
Time to check your bag
Where no baggage claim is
And wear a tag that says
Hello my name is
Hello, hello, hello
Written by: Mary Chapin Carpenter

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