twenty long years

Lord Huron

I've a tale or two to tell you
But the booze just makes me slow
I can rack my brain remembering
But I guess maybe I'll just go

ThereÂ?s a method to my madness
ThereÂ?s a secret to this town
ThereÂ?s a reason why IÂ?m still living here
Though I canÂ?t think of it right now

I made a promise when I left for the coast
Twenty long years ago
I made a life out of chasing a ghost
Twenty years takes its toll

I got along for a while, I guess
But it took everything I had
I gotta find a way out of this mess
IÂ?m in troubl? and it sure looks bad

I've a thought or two to share with you
But th? dope tends to cloud my mind
I destroyed my health searching for myself
But there ain't nothing there to find

There's a debt or two I owe you
But the gambling left me poor
I put up my name in the sacred game
And forgot what I was playing for

I made a promise when I left for the coast
Twenty long years ago
I made a life out of chasing a ghost
Twenty years takes its toll

I got along for a while, I guess
But it took everything I had
I gotta find a way out of this mess
IÂ?m in trouble and it sure looks bad

I gotta find a way out of this mess
IÂ?m in trouble and it sure looks bad
I gotta find a way out of this mess
I went looking and it drove me mad

I gotta find a way out of this mess
IÂ?m in trouble and it sure looks bad
I gotta find a way a way out of this mess
I ainÂ?t never seen you look so sad