I’ve been listening to an acoustic version of Matt Nathanson’s song “Sooner Surrender” that Ben gave me a lot lately…. It hits a spot that the studio version can’t get near. (MP3 at the bottom of the post…) Earlier this year, Ben and I piled into the car after work and went to Athens to see Matt Nathanson, but I can’t remember if he he played this song…but I would if I saw him now.
Sooner Surrender
In the party, Love,
Some band’s playing “Hallelujah,
Hallelujah”
In the corner, Love,
All night girls drink wine and try to sing along
I made a mess of things
The stops and in betweens
They weigh me down
You got someone new singing you your songs now
I’d sooner surrender
Than watch the last wall collapse
And sooner surrender
And our love will count for everything
In my sweetest dreams
It’s just you and me
And we break wide
I wake reminded, Love,
How I just gave up
And how you moved on, how you moved on
I’m waiting for something
I’m waiting for now
For the rolling canyons of love
And I’m tongue tied
And you’re coming alive, coming alive
I’d sooner surrender
than watch the last wall collapse
And sooner surrender
And our love will count for everything
I’m sorry that you’ve gone
So sorry that you’ve gone
I’m sorry that you’ve gone
Love
I’m sorry that you’ve gone
So sorry that you’ve gone away
You’re a little bit right
More than a little bit right
With my arms around you
I’d sooner surrender
Than watch the last wall collapse
And sooner surrender
And our love will count for everything
I’d sooner surrender
Than watch the last wall collapse, I know
I’d sooner surrender and our love will count for everything
Our love will count for everything
And I miss when you were everything.
MP3: Sooner Surrender (Acoustic) by Matt Nathanson, from the excellent album “Some Mad Hope.”
