I was just 17 when I left St. Clair County

And no one came looking for me

So I never looked back but I carried that picture of us back when we were 13

We haven't spoken since I missed your wedding

They don't parole you for that

I'm so tired of the view from this road that I'm walking

But, Lord, it's a long way back

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There are ghosts that nobody should face by themselves

They don't go away when you're grown

And you can pretend that the past doesn't matter

But then you can never go home

Folks in this town always said you were trouble

And you went and proved them all right

But I always thought that the worst thing you did

Was to leave without saying goodbye

Age hasn't made me more certain of anything

Except that you die in the end

And the farther I get down this road that I'm walking

The more that I miss where I've been

Chorus

We grow older and we founder

That's when loyalty matters

I won't blame you if you don't look at me the same

But I've heard the truth can set you free

And I'm tired of running away

Chorus