And we knew better than push too hard
We knew we had all the chores to tend to
Like fixing fences and helping her
Washing dishes and making coffee
Me and virgild chop some wood
But wed stop our swinging
Just to listen to her crying
It didnt sound too good
I can remember, too well
But we never thought to pay much heed
We learned to live life the best we could
But then one day pa upped and left us
High and dry without a word
Seemed a pity
My ma was pretty
But I soon learned life aint that way
And I can remember hearing her weeping
While we were sleeping next to her
I can remember
Ill never forgive and Ill never forget
Cos pa you broke her heart
Ooh pa you broke her heart
You broke her heart
Ooh pa you broke her heart
Well the years rolled by
And fore we knew it
Our sister got married and moved out west
I stayed with ma, cos I couldnt desert her
I knew it would hurt her to be alone
So we pulled tighter
We said wed try to make things easy
And raise a smile
But as the night came
Wed hear her crying
Praying for pa to come back again
I can remember
Ill never forgive him and Ill never forget
Cos pa you broke her heart
Oh pa you broke her heart
And then the winter came
Id never known it colder
Ooh it seemed the worst for years
And the night she died I swear I saw her smiling
Saying I was a big boy now, no tears
So I packed up all we had, and virgil got the horses
And we paid our last respects and gave the whip a crack
Ooh, seemed a big bad world, we were riding into
Me and virgil both agreed, we best head off
And dont look back
Nothing but desert all around
Oh it made me wonder
Lord its hard to carry on
When youre sick with hunger
Weeks and months of sleeping rough
Keeping clear of danger
Seems we were miles from anywhere
And too far gone to change it
Wed best keep going, dont look back
Well me and virgil we beat the desert
Riding fast and riding hard
We hit the city, the past behind us
So we raised some hell, we had some fun
But real soon I met a lady oh so pretty, and oh so fine
fore too long I found myself married
With a home of my own and a blue eyed son
And til this day I can hear ma saying to me -
Youre a big boy now
Ma would never say what happened And we knew better than push too hard We knew we had all the chores to tend to Like fixing fences and helping her Washing dishes and making coffee Me and virgild chop some wood But wed stop our swinging Just to listen to her crying It didnt sound too good I can remember, too well But we never thought to pay much heed We learned to live life the best we could But then one day pa upped and left us High and dry without a word Seemed a pity My ma was pretty But I soon learned life aint that way And I can remember hearing her weeping While we were sleeping next to her I can remember Ill never forgive and Ill never forget Cos pa you broke her heart Ooh pa you broke her heart You broke her heart Ooh pa you broke her heart Well the years rolled by And fore we knew it Our sister got married and moved out west I stayed with ma, cos I couldnt desert her I knew it would hurt her to be alone So we pulled tighter We said wed try to make things easy And raise a smile But as the night came Wed hear her crying Praying for pa to come back again I can remember Ill never forgive him and Ill never forget Cos pa you broke her heart Oh pa you broke her heart And then the winter came Id never known it colder Ooh it seemed the worst for years And the night she died I swear I saw her smiling Saying I was a big boy now, no tears So I packed up all we had, and virgil got the horses And we paid our last respects and gave the whip a crack Ooh, seemed a big bad world, we were riding into Me and virgil both agreed, we best head off And dont look back Nothing but desert all around Oh it made me wonder Lord its hard to carry on When youre sick with hunger Weeks and months of sleeping rough Keeping clear of danger Seems we were miles from anywhere And too far gone to change it Wed best keep going, dont look back Well me and virgil we beat the desert Riding fast and riding hard We hit the city, the past behind us So we raised some hell, we had some fun But real soon I met a lady oh so pretty, and oh so fine fore too long I found myself married With a home of my own and a blue eyed son And til this day I can hear ma saying to me - Youre a big boy now Explain Request ×
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