“This is a pretty old song that Josh (the producer) convinced me to dig up from the grave and put on the album. I quite liked the idea of putting a song on the record that wasn’t really written at the same time as everything else.. I’ve made a lot more peace with my greener, sincerer older songs tha...
[Verse 1]
I saw Florence sing tonight
Her earrings hanging in the light
Days before that old July
I saw a silence in her eyes
And I know heaven's here tonight
I know heaven's here tonight, I know
[Verse 2]
She graced the stage with sweet arrest
And paused to smoke her cigarettes
Sang of love and she sang of friends
She sang of how the winter ends
And I know heaven's here tonight
I know heaven's here tonight, I know
[Refrain]
She looks at you straight in the eye
And with a warm and wise goodbye
Said, oh, you'd have to be a man to know
I've seen them laugh and I've seen them cry
But I still can't figure out this life
Oh, I'd have to be a man to know
[Verse 3]
Her voice it pulls and runs tonight
Reminds me of a love once mine
Dumb and sweet untampered nights
Drinking all your parents' wine
And I would take off all your clothes
I would take off all your clothes again
[Verse 4]
Florence sings I escape a while
From feeling lost and broken wide
Funny how you think you find
The answers no one ever finds
Guess I am just a fickle child
I'm just a fickle child still
[Refrain]
She looks at you straight in the eye
And with a warm and wise goodbye
Said oh you'd have to be a man to know
I've seen them bleed and I've seen them smile
But I still can't figure out this life
Oh I'd have to be a man to know
[Refrain]
Oh she looks at you straight in the eye
And with a warm and wise goodbye
Says oh you'd have to be a man to know
Dream all you want of a simpler time
But this ain't 1965
And oh you'd have to be a man to know
Oh you'd have to be a man to know
Oh you'd have to be a man to know
[Outro]
I saw Florence sing tonight
Her earrings hanging in the light
Days before that old July
I saw a silence in her eyes
And I know heaven's here tonight
I know heaven's here tonight, I know
Florence was written by Matt Maltese.
Florence was produced by Josh Scarbrow.
Matt Maltese released Florence on Fri Mar 31 2023.
In an article published by Nettwerk, Matt Maltese’s record label, Matt Maltese shares how he had not originally intended to release the song.
This is a pretty old song that Josh [Scarbrow] convinced me to dig up from the grave and put on the album. I quite liked the idea of putting a song on the re...