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The Reason

from Life on Rye by Elijah Taylor

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I remember the sunshine
I took all the of the pictures in my head
Can't forget the plane ride
Can't forget my messy empty bed
I could walk the front line
If it meant I'd see her once again
But I met the high tide
I walk alone in the sand

-variation-
I should forget what I can't hear
If I should die how would the tide
Come back just to take me?
Back to the mainland
We were different in what we thought we were
And now we know the real truth
About you'n'me, baby

-chorus-
And you were, my true reason for love
In cold dark places where I
Was trapped inside my life
My true reason for love
The reason

Take me back to the ocean
Tell me I never have to leave
I watch all the waves in the fog
With the stars shining bright in the sky
Uncover the answer
To the question that I asked
What are you doing
And where are you going
And why are you leaving me here?

[variation]

How could I have known
About the way you were
Without the twinkle in your eye
You trusted me to be
Just like you pictured me
The protector of your lies
But maybe

[variation]

And you were, my true reason for love
In cold dark places where I
Was locked into my life
And fate just seemed to speak
Your name into my head
Where I can't escape you
My true reason for love
For love

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from Life on Rye, released August 9, 2002

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