Lyrics by April Knoll
Guitar, melody and vocals by Fernando Gonzalo
Violin, Slide guitar, acoustic guitar, acoustic base, percussion, mix and master by Billy Playle
Hard to Forget
1st verse
The little girl lifts up her head
Looks at her daddy, smiles and says:
“Where ya going, don’t you love us anymore?”
Dirty tears roll down her face
Naïve eyes can’t see the pain
Or the reason why he’s walking out that door
Her mother tries to comfort her but it’s too late
She’s finding out her life is gonna change
1st Chorus
When she wakes up he won’t be there, reading the paper in his favorite chair
No good-bye kisses before work, or playing artist in his old shirt
The life she knew back then is something that will be hard to forget
2nd verse
Her mothers’ words aren’t making sense
They said “I do,” and now “I quit”
Don’t they know that family never gives up?
The first time she’d seen them fight
Turned out to be their last try
And the moment she wished her eyes had closed shut
Her father tries to comfort her but it’s too late
She’s finding out her life is gonna change
2nd chorus
When she comes down to eat she’ll see, only two plates at their table for three
Over the phone hugs to tuck her in and lonely stories read without him
The life she knew back then is something that’ll be hard to forget
Repeat 1st and 2nd chorus
When she wakes up he won’t be there, reading the paper in his favorite chair
No good-bye kisses before work, or playing artist in his old shirt
The life she knew back then is something that will be hard to forget
When she comes down to eat she’ll see, only two plates at their table for three
Over the phone hugs to tuck her in and lonely stories read without him
The life she knew back then is something that’ll be hard to forget
April Knoll
©June 2005
