St. Clair County

Lyrics

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 Chorus: 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