I Tried

For a day, for a night
If I could only set things right
And leave out of town

Part ways with the darkness
And step into the light
From the silence

To the sound
Of an old time mountain band
Playing all the songs I know

Marching me to the gallows high
I'll step up to the rope

And both my hands are tied
And I'll sing out, before I die
Tell everyone I love that I tried

A breeze crept through
My house today
And I knew that it was you

It came to my back
And so softly sang
Oh be kind, and I'll be true
But a man of broken vows
Is all that I have now
And I tend to lose

I'll slip down to the river
To get some peace of mind
But you are gone
And the river's dry
Tell everyone I love that I tried