January from Bones by matt phillips

there must be something about january,
my hands are cold and it turns you away
there must be something about the way to love you
the harder i try, the less you have to say

i could never tell you, but i can’t be myself like this

you can try to tell me that god would tell a lie,
when he sends you a message you know it’s never wrong
you can try to tell me our high school hearts are broken
but new year’s morning we woke up with love still strong

i could never tell you, but i can’t be myself like this

i can try to tell you to do what’s right for you,
take a breath and take some time
i can try to tell you to decide on your own
but i’ve never successfully turned out a lie alone

just this once i’ll tell you, i can’t be myself like this

i know i need to change, or maybe rearrange, but either way i’m thankful for your time
i could pay you by the hour in gummy sharks and flowers but either way, it’d work out fine

just this once i’ll tell you, i can’t be myself like this
please let my words compell you, i can’t be myself like this

• Blues
• ECU
• Matt Phillips
• NC
• Philharmonic
• UNC
• acoustic
• blues
• drone folk
• folk
• jazz
• open
• singer-songwriter
• Carrboro