專輯:The Avett Brothers (阿凡特兄弟)
歌曲:The Ballad Of Love And Hate (Live)
作詞:Scott Yancey Avett、Timothy Seth Avett、Robert William Crawford Jr.
作曲:Robert William Crawford Jr.、Scott Yancey Avett、Timothy Seth Avett
Love writes a letter
and sends it to Hate
"My vacation's ending,
I'm coming home late.
The weather was fine,
and the ocean was great,
and I can't wait
to see you again."
Hate reads the letter
and throws it away
No one here cares
if you go or you stay
I barely even noticed
that you were away
I'll see you or I won't,
whatever
Love sings a song
as she sails through the sky
The water looks bluer
through her pretty eyes
and everyone knows it
whenever she flies
and also when she comes down
Hate keeps his head up
and walks through the street
Every stranger
and drifter he greets
and shakes hands with every
loner he meets
with a serious
look on his face
Love arrives safely
with suitcase in tow
Carrying with her
the good things we know
A reason to live
and a reason to grow
To trust, to hold, to care
Hate sits alone
on the hood of his car
Without much
regard to the moon
or the stars
Lazily killing
the last of a jar
of the strongest
stuff you can drink
Love takes a taxi
a young man drives
As soon as he sees her
hope fills his eyes,
but tears follow after
at the end of the ride
'cause he might never
see her again
Hate gets home lucky
to still be alive
He screams o'er the sidewalk
and into the drive
The clock
in the kitchen says 2:55
and the click
in the kitchen is slow
Love has been waiting
patient and kind
Just wanting a phone
call or some kind of sign
that the one she cares for
who's out of his mind
will make it back
safe to her arms
Hate stumbles forward
and leans in the door
weary head hung
down eyes to the floor
He says, "Love I'm sorry"
and she says, "What for?
I'm yours and that's it,
forever"
"I should not have been
gone for so long
I'm yours and that's it
forever
You're mine
and that's it forever"