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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Counting Crows
Performer
Curtis Watson
Trumpet
Adam Duritz
Vocals
Charlie Gillingham
Piano
Dan Vickrey
12-String Electric Guitar
David Bryson
Tenor Guitar
David Immergluck
Pedal Steel Guitar
Jim Bogios
Drums
Millard Powers
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adam Duritz
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brian Deck
Producer
Shawn Dealey
Recording Engineer
Alberto Hernández Torres
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jason Butler
Assistant Recording Engineer
Kabir Hermon
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It was a cold 3 a.m. at J-F-K
Guess you stayed 'cause you wanted to stay
We went from zero to everything, all in a day
And then Kennedy took you away
[Verse 2]
I thought of a short robe that was keepin' you warm
And the moments that make up your life till you wake up
You sit on a swing in the dark with a girl
And she tells you she wanted to kiss you and you know
[Verse 3]
The worst part of a good day is hearin' yourself say goodbye
That's one more possibility day
It goes on and on
[Verse 4]
I go west but your weather has changed
You're just scared, I'm mistaken for strange
When you want me to leave
Then you start to believe I should stay
I gotta get out of L-A
[Verse 5]
It seems like the short days are over
'Cause you just don't sleep in the daylight
So I don't sit up nights
I lie on my back on the top of a hill
And your body is breakin', the sky is just shakin'
[Verse 6]
And the worst part of a good day
Is knowing it's slippin' away
That's one more possibility day
It is gone
[Verse 7]
We were waitin' for winter this year
But you came and it never appeared
Me and you, we know too many reasons for people and seasons
To pass like they weren't even here
[Verse 8]
And now livin' in smiles is better, you say
We carry the burdens of all of our days
So I'm scared that you'll leave
And you're scared that I'll stay
It's an impossibility day
And we only saw half the ballet
[Verse 9]
I said goodnight, goodbye
It seemed like a good thing
So you know it's a good lie
You can run out of choices
And still hear a voice in your head
When you're lyin' in bed and it says
[Verse 10]
That the best part of a bad day is knowin' it's okay
The color of everything changes
The sky rearranges its shade and your smile doesn't fade
Into a phone call and one bad decision we made
[Verse 11]
And the worst part of a good day
Is the one thing you don't say
And you don't know how
But you wish there was some way
When you pull down the shades
And you shut out the light
Because somehow we mixed up goodbye and goodnight
[Verse 12]
And the one thing you won't say
Is everyone knows possibility days are impossible
It just feels wrong, so wrong
Still you're gone, long gone
Written by: Adam Duritz