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Courtney Barnett – Before You Gotta Go (2021) | Track profile | Dork

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Courtney Barnett
Things Take Time, Take Time
Before You Gotta Go

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Courtney Barnett

Before You Gotta Go

Release date: 12th November 2021

From Things Take Time, Take TimeTrack 43:46

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About This Track

"Before You Gotta Go" is a single by Courtney Barnett, from the album Things Take Time, Take Time, released 12th November 2021. The track is 3:46 long. It's filed under Indie Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 13 articles about Courtney Barnett.

About the Artist

Courtney Barnett

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Lyrics

Before You Gotta Go

Before you gotta go, go, go, go
I wanted you to know, know, know, know
You're always on my mind
You're always on my mind
If somethin' were to happen, my dear
I wouldn't want the last words you hear
To be unkind, to be unkind

We got angry, said some careless things
Who was wrong, remains unclear
Pride like poison, always keepin' score
You don't have to slam the door

Before you gotta go, go, go, go
I wanted you to know, know, know, know
You're always on my mind
You're always on my mind
If somethin' were to happen, my dear
I wouldn't want the last words you hear
To be unkind, to be unkind

Don't you know I'm not your enemy?
Maybe let's cut out caffeine
Tomorrow's too late to reminisce
Call me when you get this

Before you gotta go, go, go, go
I wanted you to know, know, know, know
You're always on my mind
You're always on my mind
If somethin' were to happen, my dear
I wouldn't want the last words you hear
To be unkind, to be unkind

Money down the drain
Funny, how things change
You got to get away
Yeah, I know and I don't blame you

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Track details

From Things Take Time, Take Time

3:462021Single

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Album

Things Take Time, Take Time

Courtney Barnett

12th November 2021

Track number

4

Release year

2021

1Rae Street
4:31
2Sunfair Sundown
2:45
3Here's the Thing
4:28
4Before You Gotta Go
3:46

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Courtney Barnett — Site Unseen (from Creature of Habit) [2:46]
Courtney Barnett — Stay In Your Lane (from Creature of Habit) [3:14]
Courtney Barnett — Wonder (from Creature of Habit) [3:44]
Courtney Barnett — Great Advice (from Creature of Habit) [2:39]
Courtney Barnett — Same (from Creature of Habit) [3:27]
Courtney Barnett — Another Beautiful Day (from Creature of Habit) [5:26]
Courtney Barnett — Mantis (from Creature of Habit) [4:41]
Courtney Barnett — Mostly Patient (from Creature of Habit) [3:32]
Courtney Barnett — One Thing At A Time (from Creature of Habit) [4:42]
Courtney Barnett — Mantis/Sugar Plum
Courtney Barnett — Stay In Your Lane [3:14]
Courtney Barnett — Lotta Love [2:50]
Courtney Barnett — This Time of Night / Different Now
Courtney Barnett — Different Now
Courtney Barnett — Different Now (feat. Chastity Belt) [4:26]
Courtney Barnett — Start Somewhere
Courtney Barnett — Words and Guitar - Single
Courtney Barnett — Sunfair Sundown (from Things Take Time, Take Time) [2:45]
Courtney Barnett — Here's the Thing (from Things Take Time, Take Time) [4:28]
Courtney Barnett — Turning Green (from Things Take Time, Take Time) [4:19]
Courtney Barnett — Splendour (from Things Take Time, Take Time) [2:15]
Courtney Barnett — Take It Day by Day (from Things Take Time, Take Time) [1:51]
Courtney Barnett — Oh the Night (from Things Take Time, Take Time) [3:44]
Courtney Barnett — If I Don't Hear from You Tonight (from Things Take Time, Take Time) [3:38]
Courtney Barnett — Rae Street (from Things Take Time, Take Time) [4:31]
Courtney Barnett — Write a List of Things to Look Forward To (from Things Take Time, Take Time) [2:48]
Courtney Barnett — If I Don’t Hear From You Tonight
Courtney Barnett — Smile Real Nice
Courtney Barnett — I'll Be Your Mirror
Courtney Barnett — Don’t Do It
Courtney Barnett — Reason to Believe
Courtney Barnett — Live at San Fran Bath House
Courtney Barnett — Just for You
Courtney Barnett — Don’t Beat the Girl Out of My Boy
Courtney Barnett — So Long, Marianne (Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) (from Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) [6:54]
Courtney Barnett — Avant Gardener (Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) (from Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) [6:17]
Courtney Barnett — Depreston (Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) (from Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) [6:36]
Courtney Barnett — Not Only I (feat. Marlon Williams) [Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne] (from Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) [4:45]
Courtney Barnett — Charcoal Lane (feat. Paul Kelly) [Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne] (from Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) [5:52]
Courtney Barnett — Untitled (Play It on Repeat) [Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne] (from Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) [6:42]
Courtney Barnett — Sunday Roast (Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) (from Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) [6:38]
Courtney Barnett — Nameless Faceless (Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) (from Mtv Unplugged Live in Melbourne) [5:32]
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Courtney Barnett — I'm Not Your Mother, I'm Not Your Bitch (from Tell Me How You Really Feel) [1:50]
Courtney Barnett — Sunday Roast (from Tell Me How You Really Feel) [4:44]
Courtney Barnett — Crippling Self Doubt and a General Lack of Confidence (from Tell Me How You Really Feel) [2:48]
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