How Could You Be Gone

from Boomerang Town by Jaimee Harris

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I keep staring at the clock, stumbling ‘round the house in shock
I don’t know what I feel, I can’t believe that this is real
I don’t know what to wear, I don’t know who will be there
I wanna call ya, I wanna cry, I don’t wanna say goodbye

Turn the key, make the drive, I park and watch the cars arrive
Friends I never knew you had, it’s moving slow, it’s moving fast
I walk by your photograph, I hear your voice, I hear your laugh
Everybody’s dressed in black, I still think you’re coming back

How could you be gone
How could you be gone

I’m sitting in a plastic chair, the preacher’s words hang in the air
A cross of roses pink and white, slideshow pictures of your life
Children run across the lawn, they don’t understand you’re gone
I’m looking for you in the clouds, I’m looking for you in the crowd

How could you be gone
How could you be gone

We all hang our heads to pray, the preacher tells us what to say
I don’t know what I believe, I just know I have to leave
I walk alone back to my car, I go before the goodbyes start
I have always been this way, you were the only one who could make me stay

How could you be gone
How could you be gone
How could you be gone
How could you be gone
How could you be gone
How could you be gone
How could you be gone

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from Boomerang Town, released February 17, 2023
Jaimee Harris - acoustic guitar, vocals
Mark Hallman - drums, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Hammond
David Mansfield - violin, viola
Sammy Powell - piano
BettySoo - backing vocals
Kris Nelson - backing vocals

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Jaimee Harris Nashville, Tennessee

“She’s quick to pay homage to her musical heroes but Jaimee Harris is her own person, with her own voice. She’s got a natural songwriter’s instinct for the hard truths, and a voice that brings them home with a visceral punch. Pay attention.”
— Gretchen Peters ... more

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