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The Hardest Thing

from Hank Barbee by Hank Barbee

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The Hardest Thing
7.26.2010

I gave up the money
I gave up on the gun
I gave up all the smoking
Before it took my lungs

I gave up the pills
I gave up on the booze
But the hardest thing I ever did
Was givin up on you…

I gave up on some friends
I gave up on the lights
The buses and the vans
And all the airplane flights

I gave up all the highs
And now I’m living in the lows
I hoped that it would kill me quick
But it’s been too damn slow…

When I gave up on love
Love gave up on us
Everything I gave
It never was enough
The hardest thing I ever did
Was watch it slip away…

I gave up your laughs
Every evening walk
Sunday afternoons
And all our late night talks

I gave up the chance
To call you by my name
Now I’m feelin lost
And I’m the only one to blame…
When I gave up on love
Love gave up on us
Everything I gave away
Never meant that much
The hardest thing I ever did
Was watch it slip away…


I gave up the warmth
On her side of the bed
Because of the highway
And the voices in my head
I gave up the hope
Of falling back into her love
when she spoke the words I hate to hear
“it may not be enough…”

I gave up my soul
Looking for a change
I listened to the voice
The one who set the flame…

When I gave up on love
Love gave up on us
Everything I gave up
Never was enough
When I gave up on love
Love gave up on us
Everything I gave up
Never meant that much

Reachin for an end to hold
I feel it slip away

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from Hank Barbee, released December 31, 2012
written by Hank Barbee

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Hank Barbee North Carolina

Guitar player, balladeer, and self-reflective life-mender all rolled up in a lanky package of boyish charm. ...an interesting evolution...combine dirty blues, roots-rock, thumb-style "Travis picking", surf, dixieland and western swing… throw in some heavy life experience and meaningful lyrical content… what’s for dinner is a rich stew of the last 100+ years of American musical heritage... ... more

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