The Way It's Always Been

Album: The Desired Effect (2015)
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  • Brandon Flowers told NME: "That line, 'Everyone's sitting about waiting for the sun to come again,' I use plain English to share the experiences of my sisters, whose husbands gave up on them."

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  • Ivy from FloridaBrandon Flowers told an interviewer he wrote this about his sisters and their husbands
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