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My mother had a Mexican boyfriendHe stole a car once or twice before,He got busted at the best budget innI found my way to the door,I couldn't take anymoreLived with my sister and her second husbandSouth of the river,And all regretI went to work with my cousinJust like the rest of us kidsI tried to keep it all hidIt seems so long agoI swore I'd never let it showBut I kinda didThe years can slip awayWhen your tryin' to get awayAnd I never did.I got tired of country livin'And tryin' to make a new batch of friendsIts hard to give, When there's no givin'I stuck my thumb in the wind, Nothing against my kin.SongtexteI headed back to where I startedPawned everything that I could pawnI guess I thought they'd be open-heartedThey never knew I was goneI just kept movin' alongIt seems so long ago,I swore I'd never let it show, But I kinda didThe years can slip awayWhen your tryin to get awayAnd I never did I worked the day and the night lifeI drilled the bars And I drilled the groundOne for pay One for the good timesOne of em' still hangin' roundI put the other one downIt seems so long ago,I swore I'd never let it show, But I kinda didThe years can slip awayWhen your tryin to get awayAnd I finally did Aus Songtexte Mania