tend the garden

歌詞

I was young, it was the 60's you see I never wanted to be the chief of anything So it was singing in the church for me Behind the organ was as close as I'd ever be There was a woman that I knew before She was in Auckland, she was spoken for My hair was short, my skin was brown I did construction work from town to town There were things we did and should not have done Been half a century since I seen my sons Lord knows if They would ever forgive me, I won't Forgive myself at least There are strange forces In the air only time can unleash In a way, I still believe I fell in love, it was the 90's you see I met a woman across the Tasman in '83 And we settled down and raised a couple kids But I couldn't bring myself to tell 'em what I did I hope that one day if they find my sons They'll tell 'em everything that I've become And I will hold it till my dying breath When I tend the garden, I will think of them But my youngest kid, he can't shut his mouth I guess it won't be long till the truth is out Lord knows if They would ever forgive me, I don't Forgive myself at least There are strange forces In the air only time can release In a way, I still believe In the instance of pain I look straight down at the iris If the irises fade I spend days out in the yard In the absence of rain I take a seat down at the organ And I play Lord, I play Ah!