You're not sure that you love me
But you're not sure enough to let me go
Baby, it ain't fair
You know to just keep me hanging 'round
You say you don't wanna hurt me
Don't wanna see my tears
So why are you still standing here
Just watching me drown?

And it's alright
Yeah, I'll be fine
Don't worry about this heart of mine
Just take your love and hit the road
'Cause nothing you can do or say
You're gonna break my heart anyway
So just leave the pieces when you go

Now you can drag out the heartache
Or, baby, you can make it quick
We'll get it over with and just let me move on
Don't concern yourself with this mess you left for me
I can clean it up, you see
Just as long as your gone

And it's alright
Yeah, I'll be fine
Don't worry about this heart of mine
Just take your love and hit the road
'Cause nothing you can do or say
You're gonna break my heart anyway
So just leave the pieces when you go

You not making up your mind
It's killin' me and wasting time
I need so much more than that
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

And it's alright
Yeah, I'll be fine
Don't worry about this heart of mine
Just take your love and hit the road
'Cause nothing you can do or say
You're gonna break my heart anyway
So just leave the pieces when you go

Leave the pieces when you go
Oh, yeah
Leave the pieces when you go

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Leave the pieces when you go


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Leave the Pieces [Pop Edit] Lyrics as written by Bill Austin Jennifer Hanson

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    Would like to specify--- I am not a country fan by any stretch of the imagination. I'm just a fan of people doing what they were clearly born to do, and Jess Harp and M. Branch were so obviously born to make music like this. In fact, this song is too cool to be labelled country. I would like, henceforth, to call it Organically Rustic. Just take your love and hit the road, suckers!!! This song owns!

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