Track 3 of the album Midnight Mallets · 2016
I Owe You a Sorry, Dear
“I said it, I can't take it back, so I sang it instead. The plainest apology I've ever written.”
jazz · torch ballad · vocal jazz · 3:29
Lyrics
I said a thing I can't take back The words went out like smoke You didn't slam the door that night You just stood there, and you spoke So softly that I heard it clear Each word was kind and plain Now every clock in my small room Keeps counting out the rain I owe you a sorry, dear A big one, and a true one I owe you a sorry, dear I'm standing here in front of you No clever line to say Just a sorry, dear Let me walk it all the way I practised in the mirror I practised on the stairs I practised to the streetlamp And the empty café chairs But the speech all fell apart When I saw you at the gate All I had was empty hands And I know I came too late I owe you a sorry, dear A big one, and a true one I owe you a sorry, dear I'm standing here in front of you No clever line to say Just a sorry, dear Let me walk it all the way If you can't forgive me yet I'll wait out here with the night I'll hold the door, I'll hold my tongue I'll keep the porch light bright You looked at me a long, long while Then you moved a little near You said, the rain has stopped, my love Say it once, and say it here I owe you a sorry, dear A big one, and a true one I owe you a sorry, dear And I'm standing here in front of you I'm sorry, dear Sorry, dear And the morning's coming through Sorry, dear Sorry, dear The morning's coming through