Dirt

Every mistake that I ever made
Gathers round me now to keep me company
I wasn’t equal to the task it seems
Though I try my best, her ghost gives me no rest

And I never wanted to be the one
To bring hard times and hurt
And I promised all the earth to her
And all I ever brought was dirt

I met her then in the midst of her old life
I brought her here to this cheerless corner
The agent of her ruin what was I doing who was I foolin’
All because I loved and I love her still

And I never wanted to be the one
To bring hard times and hurt
And I promised all the earth to her
And all I ever brought was dirt

Never more than a stranger
Who she was I couldn’t say
She stood so still that all around her
Wild rose briars and brambles grew

And I never wanted to be the one
To bring hard times and hurt
And I promised all the earth to her
And all I ever brought was dirt
I promised all the earth to her
And all I ever brought was dirt