Before and After - Jim Guthrie

Tape over tape

And over time

Before and after is on my mind

It’s not hard

Letting go

But it’s hard

Even so

And you say

‘Come here and sit down

Don’t try to own it all'

Debate its weight

Into decline

Before and after seems less defined

It’s not hard

Stealing woe

But it’s hard

Stealing the show

And you say ‘Come here and sit down

Don’t try to figure it out"

And when I’m hard, jaded and stark

Naked let’s face it, I’m falling apart

I know

I know

I know

I should know better

I should know better

And you say ‘Come here and sit down

Don’t try to figure it out'