That's All, Amen, Close the Door

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Richard Thompson

Richard John Thompson OBE (born 3 April 1949, Notting Hill, London) is a British songwriter, guitarist and recording and performing musician. Highly regarded for his guitar techniques and strange, darkly-funny lyrics, Thompson was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991. Similarly, his songwriting has earned him an Ivor Novello Award and, in 2006, a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio. Artists who have recorded Thompson's compositions include such diverse talents as Robert Plant, Del McCoury, R.E.M., Bonnie Raitt, Christy Moore, David Gilmour, Mary Black, Elvis Costello, Marshall Crenshaw, The Corrs, Sandy Denny, June Tabor, Joel Fafard, Maria McKee, Shawn Colvin, Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy, Nanci Griffith, Graham … more »

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1999

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That's all, that's all there was
Say amen, close the door
She gave as much as she had to give
Please don't ask for more
Please don't ask for more

That's all, the curtain's down
The lights are up, go home
Did I care? Was I in love?
In love enough to know
In love enough to know

There's precious few that line that road
She welled from deep and overflowed
And there's no cup to hold the past
Too rich to drink, too rich to last, that's all

Well, you wish but don't wish for me
As if a wish could cheat the fall
Oh, just believe and leave it be

There's beauty in what's brief
There's beauty in what's small
That's all

There's some who dare and some who shine
And some who only drag behind
And some who reap what others sow
When memories fail, well, who's to know

That's all, that's all there was
Say amen, close the door
She gave as much as she had to give
Oh, please don't ask for more
Please don't ask for more, that's all

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