The Day I Let You Down

Lyrics

You left home with your heart open wide You set out west for the land of opportunity Meanwhile mine was all emptiness inside Everything in the rearview mirror had turned blue to me You can put yourself together piece by piece And you might go a couple of rounds But chickens come home to roost, and foxes to feast They eventually find you out No one had to tell me it was time to leave My good name was hitched to a pickup, dragged all over town I dried my eyes on the side of my sleeve The day I let you down Your ma had just lost the Powerball Your sister said a mouthful Your brother was away at war I said what I was sorry for I whispered through the screen door Till you didn't want to hear no more You said, Go on being who you are And see how it all works out for you If there's penance to be paid, then that's just what I'll do I'd get down on bended knee But if that sentence prevents me from ever seeing you They can go on and excommunicate me Man alive, I'd never seen that expression on your face It still comes to mind at the strangest times It all went down in black and white, that's how I remember that night The day I let you down The TV was selling credit cards You said, That's something you can't say sorry for If you're holding out for me to call I wish you wouldn't do that at all And that's how a small town stays small Folks make up their minds and cross their arms I swore I'd forget each word that slipped From between your tender lips So why do I love you still? Why do I love you still?