Lyrics Mavis Staples – Hard To Leave

Out pour tears
«Miss you dear»s
Late night calls of longing
Pressing play

Just got in
How’ve you been?
You haven’t aged a day
Look at us now
Remember when
We’ve come a long, long way
We tell ourselves stories only we can believe
It’s always hard, so hard to leave

I blame myself to avoid taking the blame
But if I didn’t go
I may never know
And that would be such a shame

Grab a hold of the days
Before the days grab a hold of you
Give it an extra extra minute
Or maybe a few
I’m passing through time like a warm summer breeze
It’s always hard, so hard to leave
It’s always hard, so hard to leave