Peter Mulvey Every Word Except Goodbye
Give my shoes to the dogs
Leave my hair to the wind
And only smoke in the clothes I was standing in
Give my eyes to your face
Send my birds up the pole
Leave my kisses in the dust by the side of the road
Chorus:
Take the little lines that gather there
At the corner of my eyes
Take the laughter floating up the stairs
Every word except goodbye
Give my love to the lost
Sell my worries in pairs
Hide my hopes in the dark underneath the stairs
Give my arms to your waist
Oh the luck of the toss
To bring this dance to the floor that you walk across
Repeat Chorus
Say it with me now
Say it with me now
Say it with me
Say it with me
Say it with me now
Give my touch to your skin
Sell my memories for dimes
Break my pocketwatch and spill out my time
Hang my heart from the trees
Scatter my name to the wind
And keep for yourself the thrill of my favorite sin
Repeat Chorus
Take the last page in the secret book
All the telling all the lies
Take the chimney; you can take a longing look
Every word except goodbye
