Willie Nelson (Harvard Mixer Ball Sessions 9.10.2018) - Live

I'm moving on
But I'll still think about you
When I hear Willie Nelson
Sing of embers in the rain
And I was wrong
But what good are convictions
When you're grasping at the fire
Pretending you don't feel the pain
It's such a shame, shame

I've got a cup
I fill it up with whiskey in the hopes
Of drowning out your memory
And oh it works
Especially in the morning when the bright lights
And the headaches and your face are all I see
I tell my friends
They oughta set me up
And when I stumble into church I lie
Pretend I'm finding peace
I've got a line
I practice it in private
So when people ask about me
I'll somehow make them believe

I'm moving on
But I'll still think about you
When I hear Willie Nelson
Sing of embers in the rain
And I was wrong
But what good are convictions
When you're grasping at the fire
Pretending you don't feel the pain
It's such a shame, shame

I take it slow
Cause sympathy's a virtue
That I ain't got the energy to fake
I know in time
I'll feel awful stupid for this
Hopeless psyche I can't seem to break
I tell my friends
That they should just be patient
Let me get over my grief
I know my heart will heal this ache
I've heard your line
And I know that it's bullshit
But I'm happy that you're tryin'
Cause Lord knows I can relate

I'm moving on
But I'll still think about you
When I hear Willie Nelson
Sing of embers in the rain
And I was wrong
But what good are convictions
When you're grasping at the fire
Pretending you don't feel the pain
It's such a shame, shame

I'll hit rock bottom soon enough
Then come back better than before
And when I'm finally tired of being tough
The next love will be so much more

But for now I'm moving on
But I'll still think about you
When I hear Willie Nelson
Sing of embers in the rain
And I was wrong
But what good are convictions
When you're grasping at the fire
Pretending you don't feel the pain
It's such a shame, shame