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The One You're Leaving Behind

by Stephen Simmons

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My Grandmother wrote with song during the Vietnam war about a young couple in love when the boy gets drafted. It didn't fit into the context of my album, but I recorded a version of it during the Family Album sessions in Woodbury at my grandparents house with my Dad and Uncle Glen singing with me.

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THE ONE YOU’RE LEAVING BEHIND


You say you must go
Your duty bound
Take it’s worst
You’re losing ground

You’re no different
Than any other man
But the least you can do
Is do the best that you can

Chorus:
But what about the one you’re leaving behind
Loving you so, losing my mind
There’s no place to go, there’s nothing to do
Life ain’t worth living, if I can’t have you

Well I watch your plane
Fade into the sky
And bowing my head
I ask myself why
There will be no church
No fireworks no rain
You’re caught up in the middle
Of this conflict of pain

Chorus




© Words and Music by Annie Simmons

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released May 13, 2022
© Words and Music by Annie Simmons

from Family Album, released July 28, 2020
Stephen Simmons: acoustic guitar, vocals
Wade Simmons: harmony vocals
Glen Simmons: harmony vocals

© Words and Music by Annie Simmons
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Stephen Simmons Nashville, Tennessee

Stephen Simmons was raised in the small town of Woodbury, Tennessee. As a songwriter and Ten years as a Road Dog, Stephen’s vision has grown to entail more than just reflections of rural America. Stephen’s records (which were compared to everyone from Johnny Cash to Ryan Adams) combine virtuosic songcraft and musicianship with unparalleled artistic honesty. ... more

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