Story Behind The Song
A Hard Left is the unsaid violence in the song but the actual hard left is her leaving the home and life of abuse behind.
Song Description
The moving story of a woman's struggle to leave an abusive marriage. Asking the question "how does a promise ever grow old" while reflecting her wedding vows.
| Song Length |
2:52 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Floating |
Mood |
Poignant, Peaceful |
| Subject |
Femininity, Change |
Similar Artists |
Suzanne Vega, Tracy Chapman |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
A Hard Left
Acbrooks/ hackett(bmi)
sung by Robin Hackett
Sorry baby but it's getting too much to take
I close my eyes, I know my hearts about to break
I'm down on my knees trying to pick myself up
When the battles over seems nothings not enough
The way you do me, you know it hurts me to the bone
And how you touch me, I'd be better off alone
Saying I'm sorry till I'm blue in the face
Leaves me empty with no love left to waste
We promise to have
We promise to hold
How does a promise ever grow old?
Listen baby, I'm gonna get back on my feet
Tuck this old shirt in and wipe the crimson off my cheek
Remember these secrets were all that I kept
When I pull out this driveway and hang a hard left
We promise to have
We promise to hold
How does a promise ever grow old?
A Hard Left aired on CBS's "how i met your mother" on Monday, April 10th, 2007 at 8:30 PM
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