Letting you know
©2007 Lata Gouveia

Verse 1

Johnny’s on the 208
He’s late again
He looks the part but feels broken.

In his hand he’s got the wedding ring
That did its thing
When times were hard but she loved him.

I guess Newport’s what broke the camel’s back
The bands were cold and flat
That’s sixteen men on her shoulders

So she decided that she’d had enough
Of dealing with that stuff
And made her way back to London.

Bridge

She said – I looked high and low
And it made no difference babe,
I guess you already know.

Chorus

I’ve got to leave
I’m running out of reasons
I’m hoping that we both go
Just letting you know

Verse 2

So now sometimes Johnny gets a steady pay
But spends his every day
Just begging time to go faster.

People say – That’s just the way it goes
It’s what you’ve got to do
Why should you think that you’re special?

And down in the street he sees the people walk
He takes the time to stop
And read their hopes on their faces.

They’re all counting down to Friday
Counting down to every break
Waiting for retirement
He says – God! Is that the life we crave?

Bridge 2

I looked high and low
But it makes no difference
If deep down you already know

Chorus 2

You’ve got to leave
My soul must have its reasons
And life can have a cold way
Of letting you know

Got to leave
My heart’s been crying “treason!!”
The passing of the Seasons
Is telling me so.

Verse 3

It was raining like it couldn’t wait
The day that Johnny left
To put an end to that chapter.

And on the bed he left a pile of notes,
The letter that he wrote;
His one last chance to persuade her.

Bridge 3

And off course it read-
I looked high and low
Now it makes no difference
If I don’t know where to go.

Chorus 3

Got to leave
I’ve just run out of reasons
And life became a prison
Just letting you know.

Got to leave
I’m going to pay the price for freedom
Guess I’m still hoping that we both go
But girl, I’ll die if I don’t
I guess I’m still a rolling stone.

Leaving, I’m going.