[00:01.541]Before the Leaving -Alela Diane[00:05.271]There are four white walls in every damn hotel[00:10.571]A light by the bed stains on the floor[00:15.321]And it's here I will wait out the storm[00:20.931]Killing time on the fringes again[00:26.861]Before the leaving before the leaving[00:37.191]There are big trucks that wind and I'd trade them for ours[00:42.61]Side by side we pass through towns we'll never see[00:47.931]And it's here I will wait out the storm[00:52.761]Killing time on the fringes again[00:58.621]Before the leaving before the leaving[01:09.291]There are red velvet seats in the windowless rooms[01:14.341]A curtain to draw and faces to please[01:18.771]And it's here I will wait out the storm[01:24.641]Killing time on the fringes again[01:30.511]Before the leaving before the leaving[01:42.481]Tarmac the freight fortress the fate[01:52.221]Scarlet red leaves the cobblestone streets[02:02.161]The city the field the channel the cape[02:12.271]The smell of cold smoke tunnels through slate[02:22.601]It's all brought us back[02:28.531]Now there's wood that you stacked[02:32.341]And it's on our front porch[02:35.591]And it's staring me down[02:37.201]And it tells me you left