Fun Facts:
1. This song was included on Lauren Kennedy's album Songs of Jason Robert Brown.
2. This song was written as a stand-alone song, without a musical or song cycle in mind.
"Sweeping up plaster,
Mopping the floor,
Washing the windows,
Cleaning the closets,
Closing the door.
Filling the cracks
Out in the hall,
Scraping the paint
Off of the wall,
Changing the lock,
Turning the key,
Letting you go away from me.
Knowing it?s better
Here in my head,
Doing the laundry,
Washing the dishes,
Making the bed.
Nothing to fight,
Nothing to choose.
Maybe it?s good,
Learning to lose.
Maybe I?ll shine,
Finally free,
Letting you go away from me.
If I were smart,
If I were strong,
If I could just
Say I was wrong,
Say it was me -
Say I could move -
Make you believe
These things improve,
Could I forget
All of the cracks
Deep in the ground,
Under our tracks?
And if I could,
Then would you see
Or would you go away?
Would you go away?
Facing the facts,
Watching the clock,
Maybe you?ll change,
Just down the block,
And if you did,
Where would I be?
Letting you go away from me."