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This Blue Before

from This Blue Before by Smiling Jack Smith

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Words and Music-Jack Smith, SOCAN

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THIS BLUE BEFORE

Life is hard and then you die
Love is hard and then you cry
That’s the way the story goes
That’s a song the whole world knows
Can’t remember where I heard
Love is such a lonesome word
I never felt
This Blue Before

When you suddenly find that you’ve lost the thread
You be trying it once again from the top
But the woof and the warp of the weave don’t mesh
And whatever the hell you do it always comes out stop
The things that you’ve been trying to forgive and forget
Get all tumbled up and tied in a knot
And the more that you keep workin it the worse it seems to get
Nothing is forgiven and nothing is forgot

Life is hard and then you die
Love is hard and then you cry
That’s the way the story goes
That’s a song the whole world knows
Can’t remember where I heard
Love is such a lonesome word
I never felt
This Blue Before

Alternating victims, you’re the master of the word game
Obsessionist collector hiding a broken heart
To protect your innocence you try to pull a name change
But a look behind the mask is where it’ll have to start
Tears, fears, jeers, cheers,
Puzzling the peace you take a defensive stance
You know you can’t go home again, you roam again alone again
An adolescent dreamer caught in a real romance

Life is hard and then you die
Love is hard and then you cry
That’s the way the story goes
That’s a song the whole world knows
Can’t remember where I heard
Love is such a lonesome word
I never felt
This Blue Before

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from This Blue Before, released December 20, 2006

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Smiling Jack Smith Madrid, Spain

Born in the States, lived in Canada for 20 years, this singer songwriter with a real affinity for roots and blues has been living in Spain for the last 22 years. He has released 7 CDs and played festivals and clubs on three continents.

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