Last Flight Out

from All That I've Left by Matthew Scharpf

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Last Flight Out © Matthew Scharpf 2015

Full moon lights my empty place 
tide is high and salt fills the breeze 
The silence speaks as I'm mopping up 
my millionth midnight in the Keys  

I remember us getting off the plane 
To Work a season maybe two 
We'd clock out early every time it rained 
Lay in bed and hear the drops hit the roof  

And I recall those taillights fading out when you took the last flight out  

Bought this sliver of a beachfront joint 
The day you bought your ticket home 
Now there's a line to get in nearly every night 
Yet I'm always alone  

When it rains I fall back in time 
Before my stint behind bars 
Then I return to serving drinks and time
 Sentenced to life that isn’t ours  

CHORUS

 The moon is rising up the surf hits my feet 
Take your picture out empty my bottle and fall to the beach 
Try to find the words then it starts to rain and I understand

Lightning Flashes, thunder rolls
The storm has passed and so have we
Does the rain make you think of us
And what we unlocked with our turn in the keys?

 And I recall those taillights fading out  when you took the last flight out  

Last flight out 
Last flight out   

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from All That I've Left, released April 23, 2018
Last Flight Out
Written by Matthew Scharpf
Musicians:
Drums: Nick Kitsos
Bass: Patrick Williams
Acoustic Guitars: Matthew Scharpf
Electric Guitars: Rob Bonocorsi and Matthew Scharpf
Violin: Bonnie Scheer
Pedal Steel: Ray Hacker
Keyboards: Chris Neville
Trumpet: Josh Rzepka
Saxophone:
Lead Vocals: Matthew Scharpf
Background Vocals: Heidi Groulx, Tracey Eisman

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