Don't Know Better 'Til You Do

by Rett Madison

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liv forney Rett's music has a way of thrusting you into your deepest emotions, and I think that is one of the most beautiful and moving things a song can do.

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missed your call on the phone
let you listen to the dial tone
when I knew very well we were both alone

skipped a holiday or two
I'd have booked a ticket if I only knew
that you had a few left in you

Well I should have done better by you
I should have dione better by you
I should have done better, but you don't know better 'til you do

my mind goes blank at our last fight
cried when the news broke that night
I was waiting on you to make things right

Well I should have done better by you
I should have done better by you
I should have done better, but you don't know better 'til you do

Leave the light on my love in case you find a way back home
I'll leave the light on my love in case you find your way back home

Well I should have done better by you
I should have done better by you
I should have done better by you
but you don't know better 'til you do

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released December 7, 2020
music and lyrics by Rett Madison
produced by Theo Katzman
vocals and piano - Rett Madison

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Rett Madison Los Angeles, California

I write songs about grief and queerness.

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