Song Lyrics

No, we can't take that old letter from our first lover
No, we can't take anything unto that some great other
Every lone sock and every diamond we can't prove it
'Cause everybody knows if it's not love we can't take it when we go

But we can take our ex-wives' laughs, and our mothers' worry lines
We can take all that which we gave to those of whom we had to help
And of whom that taught us most
That if it's not love we can't take it when we go

We can't take it when we go, when we go, wherever we go
If it's not love, we can't take it when we go
To that place where moth nor rust cannot touch us past this dust
If it's not love, we can't take it when we go

And all our prizes and impulse buys: they will be fast appraised,
And into one bargain bin they'll be casually thrown
Until what's favored and forgotten
Will delicately be told, "If you're not love, we can't take ya when we go"

We can't take it when we go, when we go, wherever we go
If it's not love, we can't take it when we go
To that place where moth nor rust cannot touch us past this dust
If it's not love, we can't take it when we go

But we can take that one time we kept our mouths shut
We can take all that which we will never know
And we can bring all frauds as facts and all that thinking makes as so
But if it's not love we can't take it when we go

John David Brooks