《What To Keep And What To Throw Away》歌词

歌曲： What To Keep And What To Throw Away

所属专辑：Ashes And Roses

歌手： Mary Chapin Carpenter

时长： 04:33

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Mary Chapin Carpenter - What To Keep And What To Throw Away[00:00:01]

These are your instructions[00:00:22]

Should you choose to follow[00:00:25]

Sit down with pen and paper[00:00:27]

Begin with something hollow[00:00:31]

Like the last words he offered[00:00:33]

No kind of explanation[00:00:35]

They only take up space here[00:00:38]

You do not need to save them[00:00:40]

Open up the closet[00:00:48]

Find his winter coat there[00:00:52]

Check inside the pockets[00:00:53]

Find a crumpled note there[00:00:56]

It says "milk and Sunday paper"[00:00:58]

And a heart smudged in blue ink[00:01:01]

Fold it up and box it before you've time to think[00:01:04]

Sundays are the hardest[00:01:14]

Avoid familiar back roads[00:01:16]

Erase the old phone numbers[00:01:20]

Delete all the photos[00:01:22]

And those you haven't heard from[00:01:24]

Will come as no surprise[00:01:27]

They made their calculation[00:01:29]

When they chose a side[00:01:32]

These are your instructions[00:01:46]

When you become reclusive[00:01:48]

When old friends say they miss you[00:01:53]

When sleep becomes elusive[00:01:54]

Fill up every journal[00:01:56]

Empty every shoebox[00:01:58]

Burn the lists and letters[00:02:01]

Sweep out all the old thoughts[00:02:03]

Shake off all the covers[00:02:06]

Throw every window open[00:02:08]

Stand here in your bare feet[00:02:10]

Welcome in the morning[00:02:13]

These are your instructions[00:02:16]

When grace has left you stranded[00:02:18]

When you are lost and wounded[00:02:21]

Bleeding and abandoned[00:02:24]

Use a tourniquet for pressure[00:02:36]

Let time do it's healing[00:02:39]

Say prayers for good measure[00:02:42]

When you think you've lost all feeling[00:02:44]

Now walk into the guest room[00:02:47]

The last place he was sleeping[00:02:49]

See the outline on the pillow[00:02:52]

Smooth it without weeping[00:02:54]

One last final walk through[00:03:02]

Now move the bags and boxes[00:03:05]

From front porch onto back seat[00:03:07]

Haul away the losses[00:03:10]

These are your instructions[00:03:13]

If you choose to follow[00:03:15]

Stop and take a big breath[00:03:18]

Begin with something hollow[00:03:20]