“Hard to Leave” is the tenth track of We Get By, fourteenth studio album by the American blues and gospel singer and activist Mavis Staples, released on May 24, 2019.
Written by another legend of contemporary blues, Ben Harper, the song has got a more bitter-sweet theme than others on the record, a...
[Verse 1]
Out pour tears
"Miss you dear"s
Late night calls of longing
Pressing play
On Marvin Gaye
Trying to right the wrongings
Softly reaching over for your touch upon my sleeve
It's always hard, so hard to leave
[Verse 2]
Just got in
How've you been?
You haven't aged a day
Look at us now
Remember when
We've come a long, long way
We tell ourselves stories only we can believe
It's always hard, so hard to leave
[Bridge]
I blame myself to avoid taking the blame
But if I didn't go
I may never know
And that would be such a shame
[Verse 3]
Grab ahold of the days
Before the days grab ahold of you
Give it an extra, extra minute
Or maybe a few
I'm passing through time like a warm summer breeze
It's always hard, so hard to leave
It's always hard, so hard to leave
Hard to Leave was written by Ben Harper.
Hard to Leave was produced by Ben Harper.
Mavis Staples released Hard to Leave on Fri May 24 2019.