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Thank You for Leaving Me (When I Was Down)

from Kuya by Seeso

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This song was my way of coming to terms with a break up. Take from it what you will, but I wrote it with genuine gratitude and without bitterness.

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Thank You for Leaving Me (When I Was Down)
Words and Music by Narciso Lobo, Jr.

I know it wasn’t easy for you babe, loving somebody so blue
I know I wasn’t ready for you, babe, but what was I supposed to do?
I thought I’d be taming these demons with you right by my side
I thought I’d escape this self-hatred, if you’d just be my guide

Thank you for leaving me when I was down
Now I can pick myself up off the ground
Now I can cry without you around
Thank you for leaving me when I was down

I wish I could’ve known you better, I wish we’d written that song
I wish we could’ve grown old together my list of regrets goes on and on
You say it was what it was and I nod and scratch my chin
Can’t shake these collisions of visions of what might have been

Thank you for leaving me when I was down
Now I can pick myself up off the ground
Now I can cry without you around
Thank you for leaving me when I was down

Baby, can you hear me?
‘Cause I’m singing at the top of my lungs
Baby, listen clearly
I know you still love me and I know you’re the one
Baby, though I love you dearly
And it’s been so long since I’ve seen the sun, the sun
Baby, don’t you come near me
‘Cause I might not have the strength
I’m not gonna have the strength to run

Thank you for leaving me when I was down
Now I can pick myself up off the ground
Now I can cry without you around
Thank you for leaving me when I was down
Thank you for leaving me when I was down
Now I know what your love was all about
Now you can fly without me around
Thank you for leaving me when I was down
Thank you for leaving me when I was down
Thank you for leaving me when I was down

credits

from Kuya, released March 21, 2015
Words and music by Narciso Lobo, Jr.
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Bill Kavanagh at BobDog Studios

Drums - Nicholas Kitsos
Bass - Adam Haus
Lead guitar - Jonathan Dawson
Guitar, ukulele, vocals - Narciso Lobo, Jr.

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SEESO Chicago, Illinois

Narciso “Seeso” Lobo is a craftsman songwriter and infectious performer, bursting with earnestness, humor, and heart. Fueled by a love of story and character, his songs are tactile and immediate, able to coax the listener from laughter to tears and back again with each passing rhyme. ... more

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