Juliana Hatfield - How To Walk Away lyrics

The Fact Remains
(Juliana Hatfield)

I stayed until the star-spangled banner played
and I couldn't keep my eyes open
I stayed till the buds dried up and fell off on the table
and there was no hope of my saving them
till the last levee broke
and the floods came and washed away our home
then it was over
and I will never be the same
I finally wised up
but the fact remains
I stayed too long

I stayed till the last of the bottles was empty
and whizzing by my head
I stayed till there was no more air in the room
and my tears no longer moved you
till you lied and you lied
and you lied and you lied and you lied again
then it was over
and I will never be the same
I finally wised up
but the fact remains
I stayed too long
I stayed too long
next time maybe I will know how to walk away
with pride and grace and faith in myself
knowing how the world works and the way that things change

till you lied and you lied
and you lied and you lied and you lied again
till you lied and you lied
and you lied and you lied and you lied again
then it was over and I will never be the same
I finally wised up
but the fact remains I stayed too long
then it was over
and I will never be the same
I finally wised up
but the fact remains I stayed too long
I stayed too long

Shining On
(Juliana Hatfield)

tonight I'm gonna take it easy
I don't wanna be down anymore
it's all still a mystery to me
I've forgotten what we were fighting for
every light in my mind goes shining on
every fire that died goes shining on
every setting sun goes shining on
on and on and on
on and on and on

do you need a resolution
to understand where the pain is coming from
were you accused of things you didn't do
or were you standing in the middle of a dream coming true
every light in my mind goes shining on
every fire that died goes shining on
every star at dawn goes shining on and on
on and on and on

condemnations tears and lies released from memory
we will always be beautiful beautiful

condemnations tears and lies released from memory
we will always be beautiful on the night we kissed in the stairwell
before we really knew each other yet
it may not be easy but we need to forget
all the mistakes disasters and words that should never have been spoken

every light in my mind goes shining on
every star at dawn goes shining on
every setting sun goes shining on
on and on and on
on and on and on
on and on and on
shining on and on

This Lonely Love
(Juliana Hatfield & Andy Chase)

I broke down on 14th street
I could have been blind
and you could have been anywhere in the world
but I saw you in my mind
in flashing colors
in the middle of the night
don't they say that in the darkness everything is black and white
this lonely love is all around
it's up in the air and under ground
but without the touch of flesh and blood
this is a lonely love

oooh oooh
oooh oooh
oooh oooh

it's a lonely love

I found myself in Brooklyn
it was as real as a dream
then I went back up to Boston with absolutely nothing but a feeling
this lonely love is all around
it's up in the air and under ground
but without the touch of flesh and blood
this is a lonely love

oooh oooh
oooh oooh
oooh oooh

it's a lonely love

how I wish I could escape the human things
don't take me for a woman
I am only the song you sing

I'm alone I'm alone I'm alone I'm alone I'm alone I'm alone I'm alone

this lonely love is all around
it's up in the air and under ground
but without the touch of flesh and blood
this is a lonely love
this lonely love is all around
it's up in the air and under ground
but without the touch of flesh and blood
this is a lonely love
lonely love
lonely love
lonely love
lonely love

My Baby...
(Juliana Hatfield)

there's an open window where we are it's a beautiful night full of stars
and isn't it a heavenly breeze whispering sweetly through the screen
all the little things are in place I still like to dream I still got the same face
but oh my baby doesn't love me any more
hmmm hmmm
oh my baby doesn't love me any more
hmmm hmmm
I just know I just know I just know
he used to look in my eyes and talk to me
but now we just have sex and watch TV
and when he touches my body there's something off with the chemistry
I feel him going through the motions
the same ones that still breed hope in me
oh my baby doesn't love me any more
hmmm hmmm
oh my baby doesn't love me any more
hmmm hmmm
I just know I just know I just know I just know

did he know me did he know did he ever
where does love go when it goes
it's like a white bird in the snow
he used to want to make me breakfast
but more and more he's sleeping in
and though he doesn't want to hurt me
I know he'll soon be leaving
oh my baby doesn't love me any more
oh my baby doesn't love me any more
I just know I just know I just know I just know
my baby doesn't love me any more
hmmm hmmm
oh my baby doesn't love me any more
hmmm hmmm

oh my baby doesn't love me any more

Just Lust
(Juliana Hatfield)

is that you banging on my door at 3 a.m.
and are you wasted again
normally I'd stay in bed so if I get up and open the door don't let it go to your head
it's just lust
it doesn't mean I love you
it's just lust
it doesn't mean I love you
your jealousy and insecurity can be so over the top
I get so fatigued by these long emotional relationship talks
I'd really much prefer my own company most of the time
I never said I can't live without you baby I just said you look good tonight
normally I'd be making tracks there's only one reason I came back
it's just lust
it doesn't mean I love you
it's just lust
it doesn't necessarily mean that I even like you very much

it's just lust
it doesn't mean I love you
it's just lust
it doesn't mean I love you
it's just lust
it doesn't mean I love you
it's just lust
it doesn't mean I love you
it's just lust
it doesn't mean I love you
it's just lust
it doesn't mean I love you
normally I'd kick you to the curb

Now I'm Gone
(Juliana Hatfield)

your memoirs are so full of tension
well don't I merit a mention
tell them how you're surrounded by idiots
how I was always much too stupid
it was you or me so I left now I'm gone
it was you or me so I left now I'm gone

you're holed up in your country estate surrounded by your sheep
they only love you because yours is the hand that feeds
but there's no stylistic variety
one of us is still hungry
it was you or me so I left now I'm gone
it was you or me so I left now I'm gone
it was you or me so I left now I'm gone
it was you or me so I left now I'm gone
not coming back
I'm not coming back
not coming back

I get no apology or a thank you or a please
when I suffer your neglect it's my responsibility
you lounge around your castle fingering your queen
with your chairs that no one sits on
and your starched and ironed sheets
you have no faith in the future
you don't believe
but I still got the holy spirit in me
it was you or me so I left now I'm gone
it was you or me so I left now I'm gone
it was you or me so I left now I'm gone
it was you or me so I left now I'm gone
I'm not coming back
not coming back
nah nah nah nah

Remember November
(Juliana Hatfield & Jason Hatfield)

we spoke two different languages
but a touch said everything we couldn't say
translating every mystery of time and place
remember November
remember November
away in the dark you made me feel something and gave me a reason to keep trying
your hands were filled with electricity
like the moon and stars lit from within
illuminating something asleep in me
remember November
remember November
away in the dark you made me feel something and gave me a reason to keep trying
a great escape from a lonely life
a great escape from a lonely life
ooh ooh
ooh ooh
ooh ooh
ooh ooh
ooh ooh
ooh ooh
remember November
remember November
away in the dark you made me feel something and gave me a reason to keep trying
away in the dark you made me feel something and gave me a reason to keep trying
trying
oooh haaah

So Alone
(Juliana Hatfield)

it's late at night and you need somebody to talk to
but who of all those people that you once knew
and if you called just what would you say
would you break down straight away
you're so alone you're so alone you want to die and nobody knows
you're so alone you're so alone you want to die and nobody knows
you keep leaving messages that don't say anything
like hi how's it going pretending you're OK
you disguise your fear so you don't scare them away
you don't wanna go to sleep because the nightmares keep you awake
your heart is beating strangely
nausea and pains throughout your body
you're so alone so alone you want to die and nobody knows
you're so alone so alone you want to die and nobody knows
you're so alone so alone in the night when people go home
you're so alone so alone you're gonna die and nobody knows
you've told everyone who ever meant anything to you to please just go away
so now you've got nobody what are you supposed to do
it's getting late and the night is getting darker and you're fading away you're fading away

and you're talking to yourself
is this really happening
and I'm talking to myself
is anybody listening
you're so alone so alone you want to die and nobody knows
you're so alone so alone you're gonna die and nobody knows

Such A Beautiful Girl
(Juliana Hatfield & Jason Hatfield)

she writes songs at night after everyone has turned out the lights
though she's still young she's had a hard life
but she's not giving up believing in fate
and it makes a person strong being alone for so long
the family home it's like living in a war zone
holes are punched in walls but no one seems to care at all
she's such a beautiful girl and she lives in an ugly world
she's such a beautiful girl and she lives in an ugly world
they wanna knock that smile off her face
so she shuts her door and she writes and dreams it's her favorite escape
and she knows it can only get better so with patience she waits
no one ever had her back they only laugh when she cries but in god's eyes
she's such a beautiful girl and she lives in an ugly world
and she's such a beautiful girl and she lives in an ugly world
they wanna knock that smile off her face
so she shuts her door and she writes and dreams it's her favorite escape
and she knows it can only get better and with patience she waits

she's such a beautiful girl but she lives in an ugly world
she's such a beautiful girl but she lives in an ugly world
beautiful beautiful beautiful
they wanna knock that smile off her face
so she shuts her door and she writes and dreams it's her favorite escape

Law Of Nature
(Juliana Hatfield)

it comes around at night
it's transparent in the light
you could crush it with a finger
and you'll do it just to watch it die
flies are feeding on someones blood
isn't it kind of just like love
do they ever get enough
reason has no place in this vicious world
and I'm heading your way
into your burning flame
it's the law of nature
it's the law of nature
I take what I need
spit out the bones and seeds
curl up with your skin to keep me warm
reason has no chance in this selfish world
I don't listen to the preachers
I don't listen to the doctors
I don't listen to the leaders
reason has no chance in this selfish world
and I'm heading your way
into your burning flame
it's the law of nature
it's the law of nature
I live and breath
always hungry for the heat

reason has no chance in this selfish world
reason has no chance in this vicious world
and I'm heading your way
into your burning flame
it's the law of nature
it's the law of nature
reason has no chance in this selfish world
reason has no place in this selfish world
it's the law of nature
it's the law of nature
it's the law of nature
it's the law of nature