Ruth Marie Lyrics - Red House Painters

I grew so old 

In that house I lived in 

They brought me here 

'Cause I can't take care 

I lost my worth 

And my purpose here 

I feel, you cry 

But I can't speak my mind 

Will you hold me and never let me go 

'Cause I hate it when you walk outside that door 

'Cause I know I won't ever see your eyes 

The eyes I gave you 

When my eyes shut, they'll take me to the land 

For fifty years I lived there with my man 

And on my own I lived for forty more 

I watched you grow up from babies on the floor 

To the beautiful women that you are 

And I hated that you've gone away so far 

'Cause I know I won't ever see those eyes 

The eyes I gave you 

The evenings fall, they'll drag me out the hall 

Up to my bunk and drug me 'til I'm numb 

But pass the haze, I see your pretty face 

Remember me when I'm gone 

You know I love you, though I can hardly say 

And I hate it when you see me in this way 

But in darkness, I'll always see those eyes 

The eyes I gave you