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The Reason To Stay (That I've Left Behind)

from 21st Century Poet (Helsinki Airport Demo Versions) by Brian Smith

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A chance encounter
With a perfect stranger
Upon destiny, who was I to intrude?
A future lost and
A dream forgotten
My life existing without the ones I never knew
Those loving feelings
That I’m not feeling
A heart not broken in two
Those endless hours
And unbought flowers
A steaming kettle not left long enough to brew

And all the best to you
In all that you do
You’re the reason to stay
That I’ve left behind

A torch not burning
Two hearts not yearning
No tears felt protruding through the phone
No longing passions
Or guilty attractions
No comparisons for a current state alone
So remember me when
Your mind is screamin’
That you chose the wrong fork in the road
And I’ll be out there
With your same prayer
When the memory is all that I can hold

And all the best to you
In all that you do
You’re the reason to stay
That I’ve left behind

And I’ve found time to be the meaning of life
Moving on after another frame has died
Recycled into an unforgotten shrine
Of the moments once possible to find

And all the best to you
In all that you do
You’re the reason to stay
That I’ve left behind
And all the best to you
In all that you do
You’re the reason to stay
That I’ve left behind

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from 21st Century Poet (Helsinki Airport Demo Versions), released December 3, 2013

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Brian Smith is a geofolk musician on an endless tour around the world.

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