My Life lyrics

Well, you told me that you wished that things had not,

Turned out this way.

You never thought there'd come a time,

When you would go away.

But you stayed right here beside me,
Even when the love was gone.

And just because I'm hurting,

That don't mean that you've done something wrong.

Well, you said that you were sorry,

And you'd take all the blame.

Troublesome waters, much blacker than night,

Are hiding from view, the harbour's bright light.

Tossed on the turmoil of life's troubled sea,

I cried to my Saviour: "Have mercy on me."

Then gently I'm feeling the touch of his hand,

Guiding my boat in safely to land.

Leading the way to heaven's bright shore,

Where troublesome waters I'm fearing no more.

Well, I looked up into heaven, I thought I'd solve life's mysteries.

I observed the constellations for a clue to my destiny.

But the rhyme of life confounds me, things will be as things will be.

So I'll just dance the shores of Jordan 'til the angels carry me.

I'm gonna let my feet go dancing to my very favourite songs,

Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by.

It's so hard to make every note bend just right.

You lay down the hours and leave not one trace,

But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place.

Well, the dance floor's for gliding and not jumping over ponies.

Where boots and gold bracelets come and meet as they should.

It's for celebrating a Friday night romance:

My father died a year ago today.

The rooster started crowing when they carried Dad away.

There beside my mother, in the living room, I stood,

With my brothers and my sisters, knowing Dad was gone for good.

Well, I stayed at home just long enough,

To lay him in the ground and then I,

Caught a plane to do a show up north in Detroit town.

My life, it don't count for nothing.

When I look at this world, I feel so small.

My life, it's only a season:

A passing September that no one will recall.

But I gave joy to my mother.

And I made my lover smile.

And I can give comfort to my friends when they're hurting.

And I can make it seem better for a while.

My life, it's half the way travelled,

I'd walk for miles, cry and smile for my Mama and Daddy.

I want them, I want them to know,

How I feel, my love is real for my Mama and Daddy.

I want them to know I love them so.

In my heart, joy tears start, `cause I'm happy.

And I pray, every day, for Ma and Pappy.

And each night.

I'd walk for miles, cry and smile for my Mama and Daddy.

I want them to know I love them so.

Standing barefoot on a cold wood floor,

Looking out the window of my back door.

If it keeps on raining I think the whole damn house is gonna float away.

The alarm was buzzing at the break of dawn.
My husband's asking: "Is the coffee on?"

And easy's gettin' harder every day.

I'll drop the baby off at school at nine,

And bust the lights to get to work on time.

Fireflies inside of a mason jar.

Acting big behind the wheel of daddy's car.

Playing church around the old piano stand,

You were quite a preacher and oh, we sang so grand.
I remember every night what we would say and do:

"If you've forgiven me, then I've forgiven you."

And now when life begins to get the best of me,

I reminisce these childhood memories.

Well, I woke up this morning without you.

Don't ask me how but I go t through.

The floor of this room I've been pacing;

Trying to drown out the sound my heart is making:

It's calling for you.
Oh, we said: "It looks like we won't make it.

"You hurt me, I hurt you, and we can't take it."

So we fixed it, we thought, just by leaving,