She had taken his chair from the table
He had taken his name from the door
He said, “Honey, I’ll see you next weekend”
All I heard were his footsteps cross the floor
And I stood there awhile barely breathing
Like a leaf on a tree, bound to fall
Barely breathing, barely breathing, at all
There were two little boys to hold onto
There was everything else to let go
I was anything he ever needed
I said yes, when the answer was no
And I spent so much time barely breathing
Like a leaf on a tree, bound to fall
Barely breathing, barely breathing at all
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel
There’s a door at the end of the hall
And we think we attend to the moment
We’re sure we have answered the call
But we spend so much time barely breathing
With our backs up against the wall
Barely breathing, barely breathing at all
Lyrics by Gloria Loring
Written by Gloria Loring and Robin Thicke
c. Only Silk Music/I Like 'Em Thicke Music
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Lyrics submitted by Gloria Loring.