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The Long Goodbye

from The Long Goodbye by Chris Velan

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lyrics

THE LONG GOODBYE

I’d hurt myself
To keep from making you cry
‘Cause I’m a master of the long goodbye

Some find it easy to walk away
When things are wrong
They just can’t stay
They don’t dwell ‘cause that’s the trick
Rip off the bandage hard and quick
But I’ve never known just how to leave
I stick to the plan
‘Cause I believe
Better to hold on at all cost
Than to regret what might be lost

I’d hurt myself
To keep from making you cry
I’d rather stay
Than learn the reason why
Be here for a moment longer
I need to feel a little stronger
I’m a master of the long goodbye
Yes, I’m a master of the long goodbye

I thought I knew the way to love
I felt like a hand inside your glove
I knew what I wanted to be true
It’s all that I needed to be with you
If there was a fear I never spoke
A sleeping hound I never woke’
I chose to banish it from me
Making it my sworn enemy

Chorus

Who was I trying to protect
Your or I the selfish architect
Love is honest when you learn
It gives asking nothing in return

I made you crazy I made you wait
I made the night become too late
Can you forgive my coward heart
You had it from the very start
Sometimes aching for a clue
It loved you with everything it knew

Chorus

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from The Long Goodbye, released July 23, 2013

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Chris Velan Montréal, Québec

Montreal singer-songwriter and producer, Chris Velan, has always been crossing borders with his brand of world music- influenced, singer-songwriter pop. Drawing comparisons to the smart, genre-mixing writing of Neil Finn, Nick Lowe and Paul Simon, Velan's
latest album, “Amateur Hour”, will be released September 14th with touring to follow.
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