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It's You (You're Grieving Now)

from Since You Been Gone by Sam Steffen

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Time passes so slow when you’re trying to rise—and you’re sinkin
You wish you were moving on, but you got nowhere to be—and you’re thinking
You grieved with everything you had
Every beat of heart you could allow—
But even doing it all for him
In the end still wasn’t enough somehow—
cause it’s you—
It’s you— —you’re grievin now

The record’s stuck in the groove, repeating a phrase—and you let it
The young man is making his move, he gives you his word—you forget it
You’re still hung up on a choice you made
That you’d’ve undone if time had allowed
But even if he were here
Don’t you think he’d be able to point it out:
That its you—
Its you—you’re grieving now

The faucet’s screwed to the sink, it ain’t going noplace—but its drippin
The rope’s tied fast to the weight swinging high overhead—but it’s slippin
You know you shouldn’t feel bad
And you tell yourself like you was making a vow
Your sorrow’s the size of your love for him
Just like you always knew it was, somehow
But it’s you—
It’s you—you’re grieving now

Once you’d do anything to relieve all the pain—you were feeling
But now you can’t bear to think that numb’s all you are—and you’re healing
Perhaps there’s been some mistake
It’s all been an act, and here comes the bow—
The dead will exit the stage
Leaving the audience better off somehow
But it’s you—
It’s you—you’re grieving now

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from Since You Been Gone, released February 14, 2020

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Sam Steffen Boise, Idaho

Sam Steffen is a Pennsylvania-bred, Boise-based singer-songwriter whose songs are the torch-wood for a new generation of folk music that has learned from the best stuff in the tradition and aims in spite of everything to keep the human spirit alive and kicking. A versatile musician and skilled finger-picker, Sam is at heart a story-teller, and a prolific one. ... more

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