Four Years

Lyrics

[Verse 1] All my friends have gone away Sailing vessels leaving the bay For the best four years and the promise of pay But they don't even know what they're chasing [Pre-Chorus] Greater men have tried and failed [Chorus] And all this time I thought that I'd stay As a ghost who would haunt this mountain And all this time I thought that I'd stay Alive in the ground digging out my coffin [Verse 2] Time was short on courts and pavement We knew we had to leave But did I make the most of every day And did I give to not receive? Are there any better words to express The full extent of my grief? [Interlude] (It hits home) It hits home (When you're not home) When you're not home (There's no space to grow) (And all this time not much to show) When you're not home [Chorus] And all this time I thought that I'd stay As a ghost who would haunt this mountain Maybe I should hold my tongue And do my best to live with the stress that's mounting [Post-Chorus] I never thought, I never thought A bond was something we lacked I gotta find another way To keep myself intact [Bridge] I understand we all went away So we could have the stories to share when we're back Try to pass the same old shit To get ahead and start your paper stack I never thought (I never thought) A bond was something we lacked I guess some of us just needed a change To heal the bones we cracked [Outro] It takes four years away from your friends To make you all forget how much time you spent