Summer Song... That Wasn't Me

Hang on

Just hang on for a minute

I've got something to say

I'm not asking you to move on or forget it

But these are better days

To be wrong all along & admit it is not amazing grace

But to be loved like a song you remember

Even when you've changed

Tell me did I go on a tangent?

Did I lie through my teeth?

Did I cause you to stumble on your feet?

Did I bring shame on my family?

Did it show when I was weak?

Whatever you see, that wasn't me

That wasn't me, that wasn't me

When you're lost

You will toss every lucky coin you'll ever trust

& you will hide from every god

Like he never turns his back on us

& you will fall all the way to the bottom

& fall on your own knife

But you'll learn who you are

Even if it doesn't take your life

Tell me, did I go on a tangent?

Did I lie through my teeth?

Did I cause you to stumble on your feet?

Did I bring shame on my family?

Did it show when I was weak?

Whatever you see, that wasn't me

That wasn't me, that wasn't me

But I want you to know that you'll never alone

Do I make myself a blessing to everyone I meet

When you fall I will get you on your feet

Do I spend time with my family?

Did it show when I was weak?

When that's what you see, that will be me

That will be me

That will be me

That will be me

Carlile

2012

I dig Brandi Carlile & her slightly retro American-Alt-Country-Roots-Folk sound. Brandi is a dog loving lesbian from Seattle, making me like her even more. Her new album is Bear Creek & this summer, Brandi is on tour with the Dave Matthews Band. Oddly enough, I actually know Dave Matthews, but that is another post for another day. This song really get to me.