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Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - How Do You Keep Love Alive
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
Composer
J.P. Bowersock
J.P. Bowersock
Composer
Cindy Cashdollar
Cindy Cashdollar
Composer
Brad Pemberton
Brad Pemberton
Composer
Catherine Popper
Catherine Popper
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Schick
Tom Schick
Mixing Engineer
Tom Gloady
Tom Gloady
Recording Engineer
Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Lord, I miss that girl
On the day we met the sun was shinin' down
Down on the valley, riddled with horses runnin'
Crushin' them with flowers
I would have picked for her
On the day she was born
She runs through my veins like a long black river
An' rattles my cage like a thunderstorm
Oh, my soul, what does it mean?
What does it mean? What does it mean to be so sad?
When someone you love
Someone you love is supposed to make you happy
What do you do, how do you keep love alive?
When it won't
What, what are the words they use
When they know it's over?
"We need to talk," or "I'm confused
Maybe later you can come over"
I would've held your mother's hand
On the day you was born
She runs through my veins like a long black river
An' rattles my cage like a thunderstorm
Oh, my soul, what does it mean?
What does it mean? What does it mean to be so sad?
When someone you love
Someone you love is supposed to make you happy
What do you do, how do you keep love alive?
When it won't, how do you keep love alive?
When it won't, how do you keep love alive?
When it won't
Written by: Brad Pemberton, Catherine Popper, Cindy Cashdollar, J.P. Bowersock, Ryan Adams

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