These Years Lyrics - Robert Earl Keen

Down the hill 

Through the light 

Past the city jail 

I watch and walk 

Every night 

I wondered who to tell 

How can I tell my father? 

He's been gone all these years 

I couldn't tell my father 

I couldn't bear the tears 

I was lost 

In a rage 

Didn't ever mean to be 

Now the cost 

Has set the stage 

And it will bury me