SHE'S LEAVING

Take #3

She's leaving, she's leaving, and everybody knows
She's leaving, she's leaving, and I feel like such a fool
She left me standing here just two foot tall
And I swear if I could, I'd crawl into the wall
She has other things to do and bigger plans
I thought we could make it with just us two
But I guess we can't because she cant
And I'm only one man

It's winter suddenly its winter, and I feel so cold inside
It's different, it could have been so different
Did you think we needed them silly lies
Because how could you believe I wouldn't understood
You just said you had a thing to do with a night or two
With another man

And how could you think that I would not know
Babe, I saw it in your eyes
When you said "I got to go", how could you do it
Oh, how I loved you

I asked you, I've asked you babe, and that ain't all
What you've told me, what you've shown me
You want me to believe that you love him, it hurts
Sometimes you make it kinda rough
Well did you really wanna know that night what was wrong
When you couldn't even tell me what was goin' on
Didn't ya think I was that strong
Yeah the truth hurts baby, well I believe that much still
If the truth hurts, honey, well lies, they kill

Yes I'm bitter, oh how I'm bitter, and it feels good to say it out loud
Oh you're a killer, you're a real killer
Just listen to the crowd, do you feel proud
Oh but there's no sense in being mad
Cause that only makes thing worse
And babe it's not mad that ya made me, it's only real sad
Cause you know how it is when you think you come first
And you're the only thing I ever had
How could ya do it when I loved you so bad

But what does it matter, cause nobody ever listens
What goods a song once it's sung
If the memory goes so fast
And sometimes I feel so stupid, yes I feel so bad
Well maybe paintin' you what I wanted you to be
Not asking for your life
Baby I don't need a companion
Though I'm too young for a wife
Oh it's alright
Somehow you got me feeling like I should be leaving
It's alright, it's alright
It's alright

But you've got me feeling
Like I should be leaving
Believe I really should, mmm, oh yeah

A sad lament to the loss of a girl, typical of this acoustic period. A quite unremarkable song generated during one of the most creative times of Bruce's career. This track lacks the poignancy of BABY DOLL, and the imagery and lyrics are fairly sterile.

London Publishing Demos 1972. This take has more developed lyrics than take #1 and take #2.