[Lyric] St. Clair County (Jodee Lewis)

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

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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

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