Story Behind The Song

My friend Diane has been married 3 times and somehow, she never seems to give up on the notion of true love in matrimony. I imagine everytime you re-enter that kind of commitment, it's like reinventing yourself, signing up for a Brand New Life, which you can never really have.

Song Description

Inspired by loss of a relationship that once defined life. Divorce, Estrangement, Death.

Lyrics

Woke up yesterday to the sound of no one kicking around the yard
couldn't get back to sleep
till a little voice inside my head said,
"Girl, don't make this harder than it has to be."

It had to be you, 6 to 2
doing all that you could do to build the Gardens of Babylon
the way you saw 'em in your head
You know how I am, sleeping in
til you come back in again and bring all that mud and mess into the bed

Pull my sweater on, cause it's cold
why don't you go check on the stove
I guess that's my job now
Put some coffee on. Never cared for the stuff
but it's one of your great loves.

It had to be you and your brew,
doing all that you could do,
"Go on and try it, Babe. You might like it this time."
You know me, sipping my tea
digging deep into the leaves to try and understand who I am now

I'm a soul without reason
like a heart that keeps on beating
a little too loud sometimes.

I still go to work.
I still pay my bills and my taxes (almost) right on time
Just like I always have.
I'll be paying Bobby Simpson now
to mow the grass fro me from time to time.
I'll have to do the math.

It used to be you who would do
al the counting up and adding figures
making sure the numbers came out right.
Now, it's just me, drinking nasty coffee.
I'd give everything I own for a brand new life.