The Years - Cross Canadian Ragweed

My mother had a Mexican boyfriend

He stole a car once or twice before,

He got busted at the best budget inn

I found my way to the door,

I couldn’t take anymore

Lived with my sister and her second husband

South of the river,

And all regret

I went to work with my cousin

Just like the rest of us kids

I tried to keep it all hid

It seems so long ago

I swore I’d never let it show

But I kinda did

The years can slip away

When your tryin' to get away

And I never did.

I got tired of country livin'

And tryin' to make a new batch of friends

Its hard to give,

When there’s no givin'

I stuck my thumb in the wind,

Nothing against my kin.

I headed back to where I started

Pawned everything that I could pawn

I guess I thought they’d be open-hearted

They never knew I was gone

I just kept movin' along

It seems so long ago,

I swore I’d never let it show,

But I kinda did

The years can slip away

When your tryin to get away

And I never did

I worked the day and the night life

I drilled the bars

And I drilled the ground

One for pay

One for the good times

One of em' still hangin' round

I put the other one down

It seems so long ago,

I swore I’d never let it show,

But I kinda did

The years can slip away

When your tryin to get away

And I finally did