Ruth Marie

I grew so old in that house I lived in

They brought me here 'cause I can't take care

I lost my worth and my purpose here

I feel you cry, but I can't speak my mind

Will you hold me and never let me go?

'Cause I hated when you walk outside that door

'Cause I know I won't ever see your eyes

The eyes I gave you

When my eyes shut, they'll take me to the land

For fifty years I lived there with my man

And on my own, I lived for forty more

I watched you grow up from babies on the floor

To the beautiful women that you are

And I hated that you've gone away so far

'Cause I know I won't ever see those eyes

The eyes I gave you

The evenings fall, they'll drag me out the hall

Up to my bunk and drug me 'til I'm numb

But pass the haze, I see your pretty face

Remember me when I'm gone

You know I love you, though I can hardly say

And I hate it when you see me in this way

But in darkness, I'll always see those eyes

The eyes I gave you