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Over The Rhine – Latter Days lyrics
What a beautiful piece of heartache
This has all turned out to be
Lord knows we've learned the hard way
All about healthy apathy

I use these words pretty loosely
There's so much more to life than words

There is a me you would not recognize, dear
Call it the shadow of myself
And if the music starts before I get there
Dance without me, you dance so gracefully
I really think I'll be okay
They've taken a toll, these latter days

Nothing like sleeping on a bed of nails
Nothing much here but our broken dream
Oh, but baby, if all else fails
Nothing is ever quite what it seems

And I'm dying inside to leave you
With more than just cliches

There is a me you would not recognize, dear
Call it the shadow of myself
And if the music starts before I get there
Dance without me, you dance so gracefully
I really think I'll be okay
They've taken their toll, these latter days
They've taken their toll, these latter days

Tell them it's real
Tell them it's really real
I just don't have much left to say
They've taken their toll, these latter days
They've taken their toll, these latter days
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What a beautiful piece of heartache This has all turned out to be Lord knows we've learned the hard way All about healthy apathy I use these words pretty loosely There's so much more to life than words There is a me you would not recognize, dear Call it the shadow of myself And if the music starts before I get there Dance without me, you dance so gracefully I really think I'll be okay They've taken a toll, these latter days Nothing like sleeping on a bed of nails Nothing much here but our broken dream Oh, but baby, if all else fails Nothing is ever quite what it seems And I'm dying inside to leave you With more than just cliches There is a me you would not recognize, dear Call it the shadow of myself And if the music starts before I get there Dance without me, you dance so gracefully I really think I'll be okay They've taken their toll, these latter days They've taken their toll, these latter days Tell them it's real Tell them it's really real I just don't have much left to say They've taken their toll, these latter days They've taken their toll, these latter days Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: LINFORD JEROME DETWEILER
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Over The Rhine - Latter Days - 1996
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