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Artist: Carrie Elkin
Canonical path: /carrie-elkin/year-before-the-war
Related lyric paths: 6
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Year Before The War
Read Year Before The War lyrics by Carrie Elkin on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Year Before The War
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Somehow my Helen died
A year before the war
So I drank up
And I married Claire
But it don’t much matter anymore
Cause I can’t take a picture
These old eyes are worn
They’re worn
I’ve lied to myself before
And I guess that’s like lying to god
But I loved her before I loved you
And there’s something to be said
For the first wife that’s dead
And I can’t take a picture
These old eyes are worn
No I can’t take a picture these old eyes are worn
But on with this life
You can cut me
Where I used to shine
I look dull around the edges
But I’m doing fine
I’m going fine
I can’t take a picture
These old eyes are worn.
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Carrie Elkin performs "Year Before The War", and this lyric page sits inside the Carrie Elkin catalog on LyroVerse.
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