It seems crazy to me that I’ve written nearly 5,000 Song of the Day posts and yet this is only my fourth featured track from Ryan Adams’ 2000 alt-country album Heartbreaker.
I love this album enough to have posted a track from it all the way back in 2008 for Song of the Day #2. I posted another nine months later. And then nothing, save for a Random Weekend appearance in 2018.
Three years ago, Adams was accused of sexual misconduct by seven women, including ex-wife Mandy Moore and a then little-known Phoebe Bridgers, so I can see why I haven’t been rushing to post his songs since then.
At any rate, Heartbreaker remains a wonderful collection of sweetly miserable acoustic folk rock.
Oh, why do they leave?
Oh, why do they leave?
On the day that you needed them the most
[Chorus]
Simple cards and things
Rose-colored sunsets, no flowers for me
Simple cards and things
Rose-colored sunsets, no flowers for me
Lover, why do you leave?
Lover, why do you leave?
On the day I want you for me?
[Verse 2]
Say, say it ain’t so
That he will take you tomorrow
And I will sit here today the worst
[Chorus]
Simple cards and things
Rose-colored sunsets, no flowers for me
Simple cards and things
Rose-colored sunsets, curtains for me
Lover, why do you leave?
Lover, why do you leave?
On the day I want you to be the one?
Meet Me In Montauk 
Should he be canceled from your blog?😀