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I grew so old in that house I lived in |
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They brought me here 'cause I can't take care |
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I lost my worth and my purpose here |
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I feel you cry, but I can't speak my mind |
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Will you hold me and never let me go? |
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'Cause I hated when you walk outside that door |
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'Cause I know I won't ever see your eyes |
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The eyes I gave you |
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When my eyes shut, they'll take me to the land |
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For fifty years I lived there with my man |
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And on my own, I lived for forty more |
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I watched you grow up from babies on the floor |
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To the beautiful women that you are |
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And I hated that you've gone away so far |
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'Cause I know I won't ever see those eyes |
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The eyes I gave you |
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The evenings fall, they'll drag me out the hall |
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Up to my bunk and drug me 'til I'm numb |
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But pass the haze, I see your pretty face |
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Remember me when I'm gone |
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You know I love you, though I can hardly say |
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And I hate it when you see me in this way |
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But in darkness, I'll always see those eyes |
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The eyes I gave you |
