Lyrics I Should’ve Spent The Day With My Family.lrc The Avett Brothers
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[ar: The Avett Brothers]
[al: The Third Gleam]
[ti: I Should’ve Spent The Day With My Family]
[length: 04:36]
[00:05.99]I woke up very early like I tend to do most days
[00:11.50]Gathered up my clothes, my watch, and pocket knife
[00:17.41]It would be almost an hour before the sun would show its face
[00:23.32]And I tried to be quiet, so as not to wake my wife
[00:31.12]Turning on my phone was the first mistake I made
[00:36.50]My heart sunk when I read the first headline
[00:42.39]There had been another shooting, and this time, not so far away
[00:48.26]And a child who lost his life looked an awful lot like mine
[00:53.76]
[00:58.86]I sat there in the dark for I don’t know how long
[01:04.54]Without the first idea of what to do
[01:10.31]I walked into the kitchen and turned the coffee maker on
[01:16.47]And stood there feeling hopeless and staring at the moon
[01:23.81]And when the house got lively, I was working double-time
[01:29.72]Scrambling eggs and trying not to cry
[01:35.74]Jennifer was getting Isaac dressed and packed for school
[01:41.04]I was wondering when God left, and why he didn’t say goodbye
[01:48.71]I should’ve spent the day with my family
[01:53.95]Instead I tried and failed to work all day long
[02:00.58]Lord, I should have spend the day with my family
[02:05.83]On days like this, they alone make me want to carry on
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[02:17.06]Throughout the day, I kept hearing all the details
[02:22.85]Though I didn’t check in much but watched the news
[02:28.89]Some tragedies, you know, they have no explanation
[02:34.72]And the word “everything” don’t cover what you lose
[02:42.36]So I spend the whole day pacing back and forth all by my lonesome
[02:48.67]Questioning the point in trying to write a song
[02:55.85]And it sure is hard to focus on anything at all
[03:01.56]And you can’t get something right when everything feels wrong
[03:09.60]I should’ve spent the day with my family
[03:14.67]Instead I tried and failed to work all day long
[03:21.33]I should’ve spend the day with my family
[03:26.80]On days like this, they alone make me want to carry on
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[03:38.07]By sundown, I was worn out, no closer to understanding
[03:44.35]The evil things that happen every day
[03:50.12]My wife and I shared a beer and talked about the future
[03:56.30]Agreeing on the fact that we would have to find a way
[04:03.45]Though sometimes I don’t know how this world continues turning
[04:09.51]What has happened will never be undone
[04:15.57]But tomorrow, I think I’ll just try to keep the day wide open
[04:21.71]And as much as they will have me, be with people that I love
[04:28.77]Year of Release: 2020