Many miles of walking had taken their toll
As he shaded his brown eyes with his cap
And he needed to rest his tired old body
So he stopped to lay down for a nap
A meadow once covered in green clover
But now baren and a ghastly gray
Welcomed him to find some comfort
To dream of why he was there today
So quickly the years had passed him by
And he had found himself growing old
Yearning to visit the old homestead
He set out on a journey in the cold
Recalling a departure many years before
As he left behind his child and wife
Searching for great fame and fortune
And for him a better way of life
Roaming the honkey tonks and bars at night
Trying to drown his sorrow in the beers
Laying many nights in a drunken stupor
As he silently wiped away the tears
Drifting he searched each town for love
Knowing no one could take her place
In his heart he knew she was waiting
But how could he look upon her face
News reached him early one winter morn
That she was ill and expected to die
He knew he should go home to see her
But all he could do was sit and cry
He never found his fame and fortune
But lived his life in great regret
Knowing the years that he had wasted
And a wife's love he couldnt forget
Waking from his deep and troubled nap
He knew his drifting was in the past
His life's journey was almost over
This trip would be his last
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