Lyrics

Lost my keys
Lost my cool
Lost my favorite pair of shoes
Lost a friend who found religion- and a lover who loved booze
At first I fought the leaving, clung like ivy to the wall
But, honey, when the leaves let go, the tree still stands tall.

Some things are worth losing
Like attitudes and illusions
Like bad wine, cheap,perfume, and the headlines of confusion
Let the wind take what it’s choosin’
‘ cause, baby, some things are more beautiful
When they’re gone.

I quit biting my nails
I quit biting my tongue
I quit trying to dance like on TV- now I just dance for fun.
I used to miss my ex ‘til I remember how he snored
Now the silence in my bedroom sounds like a grand reward.

Some things are worth losing
Like grudges and excuses
Like the thoughts you had at midnight about all those abuses
The past packs up without your approval or your choosing
But- damn- some things are more beautiful
When they’re gone.

Every goodbye is like compost, babe,
It feeds what’s yet to grow
Even heartache breaks down into fertile soul.
So I rake up my regrets and hum a goodbye song…
Plant some peace right where the pain was all along.

Some things are worth losing
Like the mask and the confusion
Like thinking I had to win the game - when the game was an illusion.
So here’s to loss- the sweet art of diffusion.
‘Cause, honey, some things are more beautiful
When they’re gone.

Like leaves on the trees
They fall so gracefully…
Goodbye to them…..
…..and hello to me.