New Dug Grave Lyrics - Gillian Welch

I left home when I was twenty 

Just to see what I could find 

With a promise made to Mother 

To return at Christmas time 

But when the new year turned to summer 

I was running rough and wild 

Haunted by my broken promise 

And her tender, trusting smile 

Sick at heart I started homeward 

Still it took a year and more 

Till I saw the garden flowers 

Leading to my mother's door 

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Brother, sister standing silent 

Turning as I call their names 

On the ground, familiar shadows 

Pointing to a new dug grave 

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