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Wish You Well

from Fuzziness and Breath by Not For Coltrane

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Well, I found your old, worn-out, black suitcase
And I helped as you gathered your clothes
Some socks, a few shirts, my pride, all your hurt
All packed up and ready to go
It was a cold Wednesday night to end 17 years
Of roses and struggles and pain
But a love cannot thrive when it's burned out inside
I'd have pleaded, but I knew you wouldn't stay

As you packed up our van, you said you'd always care
And you wished you still loved me as well
As you drove off, I crumpled to the living room floor
What I whispered, if you couldn't tell,
Was, "I wish you well,
I wish you well"


There's a woman at the liquor store counter; she asks,
"Did you find everything that you need?"
No, ma'am, she wasn't in here on your shelf
I'll have to make do with whisky
Three fingers of Jack in this here water glass
Probably ain't the best plan that I've had
But if you knew the others I've had these past days,
You'd see this one isn't so bad

But it's not a victory if it doesn't stay down
While it churns up and burns me like hell
So I'm raising this glass to the love of my life
To my failure, my lover, my spell
And I wish you well
And I wish you well


And I always said you deserved better
But it kills me to know you agree
That at night, while I clutch your old pillow,
You're holding him and not me


Grace and little Nora are so pretty and smart
They look a little more like you each day
I thought I saw your fiance in the frozen food aisle
He seems nice, but he just looked away
As for me, well, I've finally stopped drinking -- quite so much
The job's just okay
This year has been rough, but I'm big and I'm tough
I might even start dating someday

So when you see our girls tell them I love them
With a love that no distance could quell
'Til I see them next weekend, please hold them
Tell them love doesn't die, fade, or yell --
It will just wish you well
And I wish you well

And I wish you well
I wish you well
I wish you well
I wish you well
I wish you well

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from Fuzziness and Breath, released November 22, 2019
Words and music by Michael Duck

Michael Duck – guitars, vocals

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Not For Coltrane Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

NOT FOR COLTRANE is Michael Duck, a guy from Bethlehem, PA, who loves bringing together folky acoustic rock and evocative storytelling. (Coltrane was his dog. He thought he could sing, but unfortunately he wasn’t part of the act.)

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