The Chairlift

from The Love Between Us by Jessica Jordan

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lyrics

There’s a chairlift on the stairs
And it’s been there for ten years
Through your grandparents’ bad health
Now it’s for your mom and dad

But they paid off the house
Before grandfather passed
He offered them his help-
They’d do the same for us
The same for us
They’d do the same for us

Every time we’re over here
The kids make such a mess
But Granny knows they’ll clean
Oh she knows they’re good for it
They’re good for it
She knows they’re good for it

He watches while I write
In front of the chairlift
A blanket in his hand
And his left thumb in his mouth

He can’t leave me alone
When I ask him to
But someday, he’ll stay away
When I just want him home
I just want him home, I just want him home
He’ll stay away when I just want him home
Home, home

On the kitsch, the kitsch décor
In the dining room I read
On the kitsch, the kitsch décor
In the dining room, it said:
Thank you for the food before us
Thank you for the friends beside us
Thank you for the love between us
Love
Thank you for the food before us
Thank you for the friends beside us
Thank you for the love between us
Love, love, love, oooooh
And it started with a chairlift

credits

from The Love Between Us, track released July 17, 2020
Brad Porter - Drums
Jimmy Thompson - Bass
Casey Williams - Guitar, BGV, Keys
Jessica Jordan - Vocals, Ukelele

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about

Jessica Jordan Raleigh, North Carolina

Jessica Jordan is a singer/songwriter who draws much of her inspiration from being a spouse, mother of three and a person of faith. Enduring post partum anxiety/depression stopped her from writing songs for a while, but she found her voice again, performing at open mics around Raleigh, NC. A supportive Kickstarter campaign successfully funded her 2020 debut EP titled The Love Between Us. ... more