The Avett Brothers – I Shouldve Spent The Day With My Family (Guitar)

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I woke up very early like I tend to do most days

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Gathered up my clothes, my watch, and pocket knife

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It would be almost an hour before the sun would show it's face

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And I tried to be quiet so as not to wake my wife

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Turning on my phone was the first mistake I made

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My heart sunk when I read the first headline

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There had been another shooting and this time not so far away

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And a child who lost his life looked awful lot like mine

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I sat there in the dark for I don't know how long

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Without the first idea of what to do

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I walked into the kitchen and turned the coffee maker on

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And stood there feeling hopeless and staring at the moon

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And when the house got lively, I was working double time

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Scrambling eggs and trying not to cry

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Jennifer was getting Isaac dressed and packed for school

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I was wondering when God left and why he didn't say goodbye

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I should've spent the day with my family

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Instead I tried and failed to work all day long

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Lord, I should have spent the day with my family

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On days like this, they alone make me want to carry on

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Throughout the day I kept hearing all the details

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Though I didn't check in much but watch the news

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Some tragedies you know, they have no explanation

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And the word "everything" don't cover what you lose

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So I spend the whole day pacing back and forth all by my lonesome

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Questioning the point in trying to write a song

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And it sure is hard to focus on anything on all

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And you can't get something right when everything feels wrong

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I should've spent the day with my family

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Instead I tried and failed to work all day long

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Lord, I should have spent the day with my family

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On days like this, they alone make me want to carry on

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By sundown I was worn out, no closer to understanding

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The evil things that happen every day

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My wife and I shared a beer and talked about the future

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Agreeing on the fact that we would have to find a way

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Though sometimes I don't know how this world continues turning

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What has happened will never be undone

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But tomorrow I think I'll just try to keep the day wide open

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And as much as they will have me, be with people that I love