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Painting Pictures of Egypt
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413849
Writers
Sara Groves
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Sara Groves Music
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Painting Pictures of Egypt
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Lyrics
I don't want to leave here, I don't want to stay
It feels like pinching to me either way
The places I long for the most are the places where I've been
They are calling after me like a long lost friend
It's not about losing faith, it's not about trust
It's all about comfortable when you move so much
The place I was wasn't perfect, but I had found a way to live
It wasn't milk or honey, but then neither is this
Chorus:
I've been painting pictures of Egypt, leaving out what it lacked
The future feels so hard and I want to go back
But the places that used to fit me cannot hold the things I've learned
And those roads were closed off to me while my back was turned
The past is so tangible I know it by heart
Familiar things are never easy to discard
I was dying for some freedom, but now I hesitate to go
I am caught between the promise and the things I know
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge:
If it comes too quick, I may not recognize it
Is that the reason behind all this time and sand
If it comes too quick, I may not appreciate it
Is that the reason behind all this time and sand