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