© words and music : garnett betts
no step to answer
what holds him
claimed a heart
that seeks devotion
there on a concrete map
he’d always know
stood the bittersweet
antonio
could not leave
the life that chose him
repeat the words
he left unspoken
now you can walk his street
and never know
love’s retreat
or the bittersweet
antonio
chorus :
when you’re bruised
but awake to where you stand
you hold what’s certain
what it takes to make a man
flood or drought
believe or doubt
to give and understand
the answer, the retreat
for the bittersweet
antonio
bridge :
blinded by day
no phantom of a moon
a love that travelled silent
from where it shone
now there’s no map
back to the moon
chorus :
when you’re bruised
but awake to where you stand
you hold what’s certain
what it takes to make a man
flood or drought
believe or doubt
to give and understand
the answer the retreat
for the bittersweet
antonio
can’t mend a time
that’s broken
leave out the hours
that won’t be forgotten
can’t redraw a line to love
now devotion
will never give enough
to be complete
for the bittersweet
antonio
no, he’ll never give enough
to be complete
the bittersweet
antonio
Garnett Betts 