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Leaving
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On Tour
Singer/Songwriter
Leaving was released on October 3, 2000 by Epic as a part of the album Retrospective
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Release DateOctober 3, 2000
LabelEpic
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM72

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Performer
Amy and Emily
Amy and Emily
Guitar, Vocals
Blair Cunningham
Blair Cunningham
Drums
Carol Issacs
Carol Issacs
Piano, Organ
Clare Kenny
Clare Kenny
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Emily Saliers
Emily Saliers
Composer, Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
Producer
John Reynolds
John Reynolds
Producer
Tim Oliver
Tim Oliver
Engineer
Scott Hull
Scott Hull
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Jet fuel and traffic lines
Pulling up to the Delta signs
Distant shape of my hometown
Black stain where the wheels touch down
I pick up the morning news
I pass the man who's never shined my shoes
Through security and to the train
That'll take me to the airplane
Count the miles on the highway
The sum of all my days
There's a postcard, there's a call
And there's a picture for your bedroom wall
But do you ever wonder through and through
Who's that person standing next to you?
And after all the nights apart
Is there a home for a traveling heart?
But if I weren't leaving you
I don't know what I would do
But the more I go, the less I know
Will the fire still burn on my return?
Keep the path lit on the only road I know
Honey, all I know to do is go
A cup of coffee and my bags are packed
Same vow not to look back
Familiar emptiness inside
As the distances grow wide
And though I vow to memorize
Last look in your loving eyes
It's here dusk and there dawn
Oh, it's like a curtain getting slowly drawn
But if I weren't leaving you
I don't know what I would do
But the more I go, the less I know
Will the fire still burn on my return?
Keep the path lit on the only road I know
Honey, all I know to do is go
But if I weren't leaving you
I don't know what I would do
Oh but the more I go it seems the less I know
Will the fire still burn on my return?
Keep the path lit on the only road I know
Honey, all I know to do is go
Written by: Emily Saliers
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