old dreams they die hard.
I do my best to avoid the truth,
to keep from being scarred.
But as I walk through our meadow,
I hear your voice calling me home
And I curse the day I walked away
and left our house to roam
Too long gone, on the town,
Playing guitar all night in bars
like time would never end
But I came back to see you,
to deny my guilt and shame
There's no one home, I was all alone,
You know I drove you crazy,
and I know I let you down
Among the other reasons why
But if they wonder how and when and why
Just let this be the official record
Whatever made me think you'd wait,
To your needs I paid no heed,
Now I'm left with only pictures
I keep them on the shelf,
and I know I let you down
Among the other reasons why
But if they wonder how and when and why
Just let this be the official record
and none of this was true
You my surprise right before my eyes
I begged for your forgiveness
and laid to you my soul bare
It was more than a nightmare
And I know I let you down
Among the other reasons why
But if they wonder how and when
Just let this be the official record
Just let this be the official record
