It Took You Leaving (For Me To Arrive)
written by Timothy Robinson
It was no mistake no missed connection
No missed opportunity or missed reflection
We took a ride on the healing train
We got on board with everything to gain
The destination was unexpected
The detour had gone undetected
We still had hurts so we needed to ride
And it took you leaving for me to arrive
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Some things we hide away inside
Too painful to bring into the light
Or so it seems, old habits run deep
Addicts of comfort, asleep
But now i can't turn away
I can only in love stay
In all our vulnerability
We go deeper into Joel's blue sea
It took you leaving...
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Staying open to love is our choice
Feeling the true inner voice
The form has changed but not the essence
In love we're incandescent
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Well I've been so stubborn down through the years
Pushing this way and that hiding from my hurt and fear
Resistance kept me out of the flow now all the fight has gone from and I truly know
What you've been offering me all along I take it and flow into the one song
Your gentle strength has turned the tide around
To honour what you feel honour what you've found
The love between us can't be denied
And it took you leaving
