Lord Only Knows

Ten years in jail was the sentence that they handed down

I didn't like the odds that I would last that long

They turned their back and I was gone, gone, gone

Just turned 18 and I'm looking at some real hard time

But I see it fadin' in my rear view mirror

Now its just me and these white lines

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Lord only knows where I'm going

Can't remember the places I've been

Or tell me if I'll ever make it home again

Apart from these troubles a mother's all I leave behind

Says I remind her of my father but hell if I know

He left town when I was three years old

Oh, she did the best she could

I can't help but feel I'm doing her wrong

She'll be much better off now that I'm gone

I don't much feel like hanging around

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I can't believe how bright the stars are shining

But then I can't recall the last time I looked into the sky

And it seems to me if I make it 'cross the county line

Maybe my life will turn out fine

Ten years in jail was the sentence that they handed down