The Years Keep Taking Songtext
von Mark Idlewilde

I fought a war a lifetime ago
But the battle followed me home
Sleepless nights and quiet rooms
Feel louder than the bombs I′ve known
My kids grew up while I was stuck
Tryin' to hold my shattered mind
Now they don′t call they don't write
Guess some wounds don't heal with time

And the years keep takin′ more than they ever give back
Feels like I′m fadin' in the rearview of everyone I had
I′ve been wounded I've been empty I′ve been tryin' just to survive
But it′s hard to keep on livin' when you barely feel alive
I'm runnin′ out of days and the road is gettin′ thin
God I miss the man I used to be back then


Signed those papers watched a family fall
You don't know heartbreak ′til you lose it all
She moved on quicker than she ever moved with me
Left me drownin' in memories I can′t unsee
Tried lovin' again but I guess I ain′t built
For another goodbye or another guilt
Seems everyone I trust just walks away
Maybe I'm the reason or maybe it's fate

And the years keep takin′ more than they ever give back
Feels like I′m fadin' in the rearview of everyone I had
I′ve been wounded I've been empty I′ve been tryin' just to survive
But it′s hard to keep on livin' when you barely feel alive
I'm runnin′ out of days and the road is gettin′ thin
God I miss the man I used to be back then

Maybe someday my kids will understand
The war I fought turned me into a different man
I never meant to lose them on the way
Some goodbyes ain't spoken they just slowly fade

And the years keep takin′ more than they ever give back
Feels like the world moved on and I just fell through the cracks
I'm still breathin′ still hopin' though I′m barely holdin' tight
I'm runnin′ out of road but I′m still here tonight
And if there's mercy left in this life I′m livin' in
God let me feel loved before the end