Let Us Down Easy - Ryan Adams, The Cardinals

In all my life mercy

Hasn’t known my name this well

Like how every sea filters out

And leads us gently to a creek

We sit around

Some of us are strong

But the rest of us are weak

So let us down if you must

But let us down easy, Lord

Let us down easy, Lord

Ooh, let us down

In patches of pink clouds, thick smoke

It comes rising off the hillside slopes

Down here in this neighborhood

It’s just the dumps with cars iced up Perfect for writing on if you’re wearing gloves

Every season I spend alone

Feels like a thousand

To my heart and in my soul

So let me down if you must

But let us down easy, Lord

Let us down easy, Lord

Ooh, let us down

Let us down, let us down, let us down

Let us down, let us down, let us down

Instead of praying I tell God these jokes

He must be tired of himself so much

He must be more than disappointed

Christmas comes as we eat alone

And pretty girl around sound pretty bore

Who takes your order, she yells it And she cries alone in the back room

Once it stops then she smiles

So let her down if you must

But let us down easy, Lord

Let us down easy, Lord

Let us down easy, Lord

Ooh, let us down

(Let us down, let us down, let us down)

Let us down easy, Lord

(Let us down, let us down, let us down)

Let us down

(Let us down, let us down, let us down)

Let us down easy, Lord

(Let us down, let us down, let us down)

Let us down, let us down, let us down easy

Let us down, let us down, let us down easy

Let us down, let us down, let us down easy

Let us down, let us down, let us down easy

Let us down, let us down, let us down easy

Let us down, let us down, let us down easy

Let us down, let us down, let us down easy

Let us down, let us down, let us down easy