Someday I'll Be Forgiven for This
Forgiveness Unraveled: Echoes of Regret in Justin Townes Earle's Melody
Lyrics
She comes to me in the night when loneliness
During moments of intense loneliness at night,
Is too much to bear and she holds me close
When the loneliness becomes overwhelming, she embraces me closely,
And she helps me forget
Helping me to forget my troubles temporarily,
You go steppin' out as she comes steppin' in
As you depart, she enters into my life,
Someday I'll be forgiven for this
Expressing hope for eventual forgiveness for my actions.
Cause you just ain't got the time that you used to
You no longer have the same amount of time for me as before,
Well you say you love me and deep inside hell I know you do
You claim to love me, though I am aware of your inner feelings,
So stop your crying now
Stop crying now,
I'm already convinced that someday I'll be forgiven for this
I am already convinced that one day I will be pardoned for my actions.
Yeah, and if I know you
Understanding your nature,
You won't have nothing to say
You probably won't say anything,
You'll just clear the tears from your eyes
You'll wipe away your tears briefly
Long enough to watch me walk away
Just long enough to witness me leaving,
You won't curse or scream, no nothing that obscene
No cursing or shouting, nothing extremely aggressive,
You'll just tell yourself you never loved me anyway
You'll convince yourself that you never truly loved me,
So tonight when you leave
On this particular night when you depart,
Put the light out on the porch
Turn off the light outside on the porch,
Take anything that you want to keep and leave your key in the door
Take anything you want to keep and leave the key in the door,
And I don't want to hear you crying no tears that show regret
I don't want to hear your regretful tears,
Cause someday you'll be forgiven for this
Because one day, you'll also be forgiven for your actions.
Oh, yeah, someday you'll be forgiven for this.
Yes, one day, you'll also be pardoned for your actions.
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