Before Leaving

from Before Leaving by The Rotaries

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I said the wrong thing twice
Show me the door
It always ends like this
Never like before
What I want is what I need and I want to leave

It'd be so nice to stay on top of everything
Never in my favor is the song I sing
The time it takes to run away
Always wanting more
You only say the right things
Behind closed doors

I want to show my face but I just won't
I want to tell you something different but I can't
I want to know about all the things they see
And I'm gonna know about it before I leave

Same old night life
The place to be
I want to say it to you
I want to say it
Took my chances long enough just let me know

At least play dumb you know I'm easily fooled
Severing your ties will not rewrite the rules
Over and over again
Fake the upper hand
You never get to asking why
Cause nobody else will understand

I want to show my face but I just won't
I want to tell you something different but I can't
I want to know about all the things they see
And I'm gonna know about it before I leave

I want to show my face but I just won't
I want to tell you something different but I can't
And I want to know how long the drive is from here to there
And I want to know just when to leave

What's gonna happen to me
I wanna know before I leave
And I want you by my side
No matter wrong or right

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from Before Leaving, released August 10, 2012

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The Rotaries New York, New York

discography

On the Outs Demo

Nov 2015
On The Outs

Mar 2015
Rust

Dec 2013
Before Leaving

Aug 2012

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