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lyrics
You only stayed 'cause it was easier,
It was easier than saying goodbye.
Since I left you I breathe easier,
Do you breathe easier?
Do you remember the morning
We stayed inside all day,
At the Craftsman house
Up the coast in Monterey?
Remember that day, windswept in the car
In love with your freckles and all that you are?
You ran your fingers through my hair
And you said that you made such a perfect pair, but
You only stayed 'cause it was easier,
It was easier than saying goodbye.
Since I left you I breathe easier,
Do you breathe easier?
You'd traipse around the city,
Working 15 hour days,
Misery for company
Weary, never met my gaze.
You'd push me away, and whisper, "beware,
If we kiss out on the street, the strangers will stare."
The truth was that you had ceased to care,
And I clung to something
That ceased to be there.
You only stayed 'cause it was easier
It was easier than saying goodbye.
Since I left you I breathe easier,
I know you breathe easier?
You laughed at my accomplishments,
Rejected all my compliments,
Diminished all my confidence oh
I passed you on the street today,
At first you tried to look away,
But then you had the nerve to say,
You only stayed 'cause it was easier,
It was easier than breaking apart.
And now you say you never loved me,
You never loved me,
You're breaking my heart.
Ani DiFranco acoustically revisits classics from across her career, with assists from Amy Ray, Billy Bragg, and Maceo Parker. Bandcamp New & Notable May 18, 2019
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