Wandering Away

will I shed one more tear for my broken family

and have a glass of whiskey with another friend

that has nowhere to be

get my feet on the road they feel much better there

gonna stop trying some day some year



I meant it when I told her I loved her and I did

and I meant when I said goodbye

grabbed my suitcase and my kid

we'll find another place to call home for a while

oh I get to itching I don't know why



wandering away



the grey is coming the wrinkles aren't far behind

more nights than not I think this is the one where I lose my mind

maybe I can get it right this time

maybe I can stay up most of tonight



cause I don't want to see her come at me again reaching for my neck



wandering away



all these broken promises in a shoebox full of bones

lie behind the crows feet eyes of anyone

better when they roam

whatever happens then falls under the wheel

dancing to a fiddle tune with the devil on my heel



wandering away



my knees are wobbly my back keeps going out

try to sing like a bird but all I can do is mumble and shout and moan

wake up to another damn day

wish I was magic I'd make it go away

last night in a dream I saw her again I tried to scream but couldn't



wandering away