The Life In Your Years

I am calling my maker

When my shift's finally done

Bring me home to my people

Wrap me up in their love

Like a blanket crocheted

By some hands passed away

I'm still praying their names

No matter how far I've strayed

And may the Lord bless and keep you

When I'm so far away

God protect all the babies

Let em grow old and gray

And when I'm gone, please recall all the good I saw here

It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years

I am fighting the pull of some neon and glass

But I'll end up on my ass if I go back to that

If you're passing through town, stop by my mama's house

Tell her I'm safe and sound, head six feet above ground

And may the Lord bless and keep her

When I'm so far away

God protect all her babies

Let us grow old and gray

And when I'm gone, please recall all the good I saw here

It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years

And may the Lord bless and keep you

When I'm so far away

God protect all our babies

Let em grow old and gray

And when I'm gone, please recall all the good I saw here

It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years

It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years