All That Matters (Acoustic)
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All That Matters (Acoustic) Lyrics
She said, "I was young once, darlin'
I never gave up
I've seen trouble come through my door
Rain poured down like there's no tomorrow
Raised three children in the same room
And 30 years later, I'll raise you
I watched him run out, he ain't come back
But that's just life, and I can't change that
[Pre-Chorus]
"Darlin', trouble comes and trouble goes
But Tom, you really ought to know
[Chorus]
"That love is all that matters in the end
Can't spend your money when you're dead
Can't live this life again
Yeah, it's messed up, but we got love
'Least we got love
That's all that matters in the end
Can't spend your money when you're dead
Can't live this life again
Yeah, it's messed up, but we got love
'Least we got love
That's all that matters in the end
That's all that matters in the end"
She said, "You can stay tough, darlin'
It runs in your blood
There were nights that I never slept
The world weighed heavy upon my chest
I took on cancer and I raved through
11 years later, still with you
So don't you ever give up on hope
'Cause you might break, but you won't stay broke
[Pre-Chorus]
"And darlin', trouble comes and trouble goes
But Tom, you really ought to know
[Chorus]
"That love is all that matters in the end
Can't spend your money when you're dead
Can't live this life again
Yeah, it's messed up, but we got love
'Least we got love
That's all that matters in the end
Can't spend your money when you're dead
Can't live this life again
Yeah, it's messed up, but we got love
'Least we got love
That's all that matters in the end"
I said, "I swear I'm gonna do you proud," oh-oh, oh-oh
Hold on to all this love I found
When I'm old, I'll say the same things to my kids
Give 'em what you gave me
I'll tell 'em everything you said
[Chorus]
That love is all that matters in the end
Can't spend your money when you're dead
Can't live this life again
Yeah, it's messed up, but we got love
'Least we got love
That's all that matters in the end
Can't spend your money when you're dead
Can't live this life again
Yeah, it's messed up, but we got love
'Least we got love
That's all that matters
Yeah, it's messed up, but we got love
'Least we got love
That's all that matters in the end
That's all that matters in the end
About
“All That Matters” is a song by Tom Walker, officially released in its acoustic version on May 15, 2019, after being recorded live for the first time for Paste Magazine in August 2018.
It is a lovely tribute to Tom’s grandmother and her life full of emotional experiences, which have been impressed in Tom’s head after an inspirational and strange chat between the two.
Q&A
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I sat with my grandmother one night and had a few drinks, and we kind of unintentionally got drunk together and she just sat and chatted about her whole life and there were so many things that I knew but I didn’t know the detail of them; I didn’t know like the intricacies of the story. She’s like 82 years old and I just thought it was fascinating, so 2 weeks later I just sat down and wrote a song with a couple of friends of mine about it.
– Tom Walker (Paste Magazine)
Tom Walker played this song in a performance for Paste Magazine in New York in August 2018. He said that he hadn’t recorded the song yet at the time.
- 6.Angels
- 8.My Way
- 9.Blessings
- 10.Cry Out
- 11.Dominoes
- 12.Fade Away
- 14.The Show
- 15.Walk Alone
- 16.Heartbeats
- 18.Be Myself
- 19.All That Matters (Acoustic)
- 20.Fly Away With Me
