Nectar Runs Dry

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lyrics

Nothing compares to your words of guile
When you told me that we should part ways for awhile
You said we need space to unravel our lives
But the truth is you had a new man in your eyes

Hey, what can I say?
When the nectar runs dry then the bees fly away
Ooh, what could I do?
I'd have leaped like a deer to repair things with you
Life goes on under the sun

Well your new lover proved just a feckless young boy
Whose inconstancy played with your heart like I toy
I thought you'd return to where we went off track
But my time was done and you weren't coming back

Hey, what can I say?
When destiny called I was out for the day
Ooh, what could I do?
I still pause with nostalgia when I think of you
The night drags on through the dark

Time has a way of helping us see
How things that transpired were all meant to be
I forgive you the wounds I received at your hand
It's taken awhile but at last I can stand

No, please don't go--
I don't want anything except to just say hello
I do wish you well
In the end we just want to have peace with ourselves
There's nothing new under the sun
And life goes on in the sun

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from The Portingales (album), released November 6, 2019
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The Portingales Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Portingales are an indie rock band out of southeastern Michigan. Combining stylistic elements as diverse as 1960's British rock, folk, and grunge, the melodic tunes of The Portingales strive to capture both the energy and melancholy of life's most meaningful experiences. ... more

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