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When we go out to the church
And we file in the pews
So an older man
With silk soft hands
Can tell us what to do

I try to fold my hands
Like a good young catholic can
And do my best to pray
But that won't make him stay
If today's the day

When our loss makes us confused
Our emotions melt down too
And they run like watercolor inks
In red and green and blue
And I laugh when I should cry
Cause I know we're gonna die
But I never imagined it
Would be by accident
Is it happening

But god can't keep you here
If it's your time to go
But he might sand the edges down
And keep your soul at peace for now
And I know the best case scenario
Gives us eighty years or so
There's just no way to know

You built your kids a fort
Out of screws and two-by-fours
But halfway through it fell on you
And it split you like a sword
Your friend took you inside
And your wife came home to find
David on his back
With a housemate stitching a crack
With his air force first aid pack

But love can't keep you here
When it's your time to go
But it might hold the cold at bay
And fill the potholes in your way
And I know the best case scenario
Gives us eighty years or so
I just don't want you to go
Til we're all unbearably old

Songs won't keep you here
When it's your time to go
But they can stand here in your place
And keep some of your memories safe
And I know the best case scenario
Kicks the can on down the road
But I just don't want you to go

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from To Keep Him Here, released March 29, 2024

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