Garbage and Gold

Lyrics

Lyrics

VERSE 1
There’s a hula-girl lamp with a hole in the shade
And a crate full of records that all skip when they’re played
Right next to a puzzle with three missing pieces
And hand-me-down clothes from the nephews and nieces
A box loaded up with once fashionable shoes
And bags full of travel-sized hotel shampoo

CHORUS
It’s hard to let things go
It’s hard to let things go

VERSE 2
A stack of Life Magazines sits in a chair
By the faded collection of Star Wars glassware
Hand-woven trivets in myriad colors
And a tiger on velvet that was painted by number
A Rubbermaid bin full of blankets and sweaters
And worthless old baseball cards frustrate collectors

CHORUS
It’s hard to let things go
It’s hard to let things go

BRIDGE
Watching it go feels like lonely relief
Some things need to end to make room for my peace
There’s freedom that comes when I loosen my hold on
All of that garbage that once felt like gold

CHORUS
It’s hard to let things go
It’s hard to let things go

VERSE 3
The tables are empty; the treasures all gone
No more Kool-aid-stained couch sitting on the front lawn
Gone is the box full of old GI Joes
The empty aquarium, and green garden hose
The Salvation Army truck just pulled away
There’s nothing left at the end of the day