Story Behind The Song

From a friend to a friend who keeps making bad relationship decisions.

Song Description

Free advice to a friend. Worth every penny.

Lyrics

Shutting Down © 2014 Ken Kahn

Every call, every hopeful conversation,
You tell me about this new sweetheart in your life
Are these the words of love or just the next silly thing
To have you back on your knees again, jerked by puppet strings?

You've always had too much of the milk of human kindness
So ready and willing to forgive and forget
But maybe, baby, that's just another kind of blindness
There's one thing I haven't seen from you yet

So I wish you would reach up and reach out your long, strong arm
And wrap your fingers around that lever and pull it to the ground, and say,
"Boy, boy, I'm shuttin' you down."

In the long dark shadows of the twilight, I have seen you looking in at the window
Wondering why one learns to say goodbye, and how to deal with the pain of letting go
I wish that you would just put your hands together now,
Whether to clap or in prayer, I don't care
Just to see you lean into this bad weather a bit, you might find your happiness there.

So I wish you would reach up and reach out your long, strong arm
And wrap your fingers around that lever and pull it to the ground, and say,
"Lover, I'm shuttin' you down."

Here and now, forever after, 'cause I know you're worth so much more.
I say let' em all suck on the sound of your laughter.
Say, "sorry, hon, here, let me show you the door. I'm shutting you down."

Do it for yourself, do it for your brother,
Do it for your sisters and each and every one of those others
Who walked that bumpy road before you
Do it so the dim and the misbegotten learn they can never ignore you.
Pull it to the ground. Boy, I'm shutting you down