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Why Must You Go

from Mustang Road (LP) by Edmund Snyder

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There's a lot of history behind this song. About 15 years ago, since I didn't play any instruments at the time, I dragged and dropped a bunch of notes and percussions onto staffs using Cakewalk Home Studio and made a short, very busy, song clip.

Now I turned it into a real song with real instruments. My wife and I were watching a "How I Met Your Mother" marathon and all of Ted Mosby's relationship woes were on my mind when I wrote the verses' lyrics.

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We met last year and things were great
You warned me you had a lot on your plate
So I guess I always knew there'd come a day
when you'd pack your bags and go away
Somehow I hoped you'd change your mind
but I guess I never was what you wanted to find

Oh tell me why you have to go now
I don't know why you have to go
I waited so long just to see you
I don't know why you have to go
Oh tell me why you have to go now
I wonder why you have to go
I searched my whole life just to find you
I wonder why you have to go

We moved along and had a lot of fun
Soon I forgot how you had told me I was not the one
I started to believe in destiny
even though you said that we were never meant to be
So long to my imagined fairytale
So long to you; I see your ship is setting sail

Oh tell me why you have to go now
I don't know why you have to go
I waited so long just to see you
I don't know why you have to go
Oh tell me why you have to go now
I wonder why you have to go
I searched my whole life just to find you
I wonder why you have to go

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from Mustang Road (LP), released May 17, 2014

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Edmund Snyder Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Edmund is an avant garde singer, songwriter, and guitarist who creates an eclectic mix of tunes. He has set a challenge to perfect his art by writing a new song each week during 2014. Edmund is a Navy veteran who has traveled extensively both in and out of the military. He draws on his experiences in small town and big city America as well as his adventures to craft his words. ... more

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