The Last

A lot of factors can go into a big decision. Some weigh more heavily than others, of course, but all of them matter nevertheless.

For reasons that I can't even put into words, and probably reasons that this won't even convey, "The Last" by the Replacements was one of the reasons I stopped drinking. A small one, but it resonated with me in such a way that it somehow figured into it. That's about as much sense as I'll ever manage to make of that I guess.

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The Last

Does it hurt to fall in love so easy?
Does it hurt to fall in love so fast?
Does it hurt you to find out thirty-second hand?
Is it such a big task such a big task?
Are you too proud to ask?
Remember last one was your last

It's too early to run to momma
It's too late to run like hell
I guess I would tell ya cause I don't want to ask
That this one be your last
And this one, child, is killing you
This one's your last chance
To make this last one really the last

Oh are you too proud to ask?
Is it such a big task?
Remember last one was your last

The next one's always
Gonna last for always
The next one's always on me

Would it hurt to fall in love a little slower?
I know it hurts at any speed
So you have another drink and get down on your knees
You been swearing to God
Now maybe if you'd ask
That this one be your last
Cause this one, child, is killing you
This one's your last chance
To make this last one really the last

Gonna last for always
It's gotta last for always

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