What I Did

from The Electric Year by Caroline Reese & the Drifting Fifth

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If I apologized, starting in the morning
and kept going 'til I went to bed
If I fell asleep and made good in my dreams
and woke up tired from all the good I did

If I drove a thousand miles, wait I already have
If I never took another wrong step
I'd still be the girl that showed you what a broken heart is
Yea, you know who you are, and you know what I did

And it keeps me awake at night
And it keeps me trying
Maybe I shoulda lied and I'd still have ya baby
Right or wrong I'm hanging on and hoping you'll forgive me

Saying your name, well there's no need
I was young and had to test out everything
I knew what it was, but I thought the best things happened more than once
And if I told I you I was sorry you'd believe

And it keeps me awake at night
And it keeps me trying
Maybe I shoulda lied and I'd still have ya baby
Right or wrong I'm hanging on and hoping you'll forgive me

I close my eyes
I shut 'em tight
I've never let a sleeping dog lie in my whole life
No way to treat him
I had no reason
If it's a nightmare then I deserve to keep on sleeping

And it keeps me awake at night
And it keeps me trying
Maybe I shoulda lied and I'd still have ya baby
Right or wrong I'm hanging on and hoping you'll forgive me

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from The Electric Year, released May 20, 2014

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Caroline Reese & the Drifting Fifth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Caroline Reese is an americana songwriter who has been writing and touring since 2010. She's opened for Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Shannon McNally. Reese's 4th album, Tenderfoot, was released Jan. 6, 2017, and the follow-up EP, Two Horses, came out September 8, 2017. ... more

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