lyrics
My mother got married and ran off when she was nineteen
Headed West to Nevada, the biggest night sky ever seen
Now it’s no wonder why I cry, why I’m restless, why I can’t sit still
She tries to forget that old feeling but she never will
She says don’t visit, don’t visit, just stay
She says don’t visit, don’t visit, just stay
She says don’t visit, don’t visit, just stay
Just Stay
My granny, she worries, she worries non-stop so she says
Her fears escalating so high she can’t get any rest
She worked on the farm in the house all the days of her life
And now she can’t bear to know I’m out alone in the dark of the night
She says don’t visit, don’t visit, just stay
She says don’t visit, don’t visit, just stay
She says don’t visit, don’t visit, just stay
Just Stay
My dad writes me letters, all crumbled and broken and deep
His pen makes a mess as he spells out the words we can’t speak
He’s been on the road or away since before I could know
It ain’t easy leaving, but sometimes you just have to go
She said don’t visit, don’t visit, just stay
She said don’t visit, don’t visit, just stay
I said don’t visit, don’t visit, just stay
Just Stay
Why don’t you stay?
Just stay, Just stay, Just stay
credits
from
Don't Turn Away,
released October 22, 2013
guitar and vocals: Kerri Lowe
percussion and bass: Charlie Van Kirk
string: Christopher Marion
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