Collin Raye - Twenty Years And Change lyrics

Jim played piano in a band called 'Angry Witness' Out to fight the system in the fall of '81 Like all his friends he felt peace Could we have for the askin' It was just a matter of convincing the old ones They broke up on John and Yoko's anniversary Went seperate ways like most bands do Same ol' frustration when they saw The times were not a-changin' Jim warmed up to the cold hard truth Jim plays piano, a simple weekend warrior At a cosy little mad spot just a few blocks from his home He wakes up every mornin', has breakfast with his children Sweet wife smilin' at him, thinks how good my life's become This past Thursday was their 14th anniversary Owned their own sweet home since '92 Monday through Firday He sells those new lots off the highway Wreith on the door, Red, White and Blue Sometimes he wonders how did one man get so lucky And what happend to his anger and his vow to heal the world In just over two decades he has watched the earth revolvin' Now just simple problem solvin', twenty years and change How long did I love you before my heart stopped breakin' Since the night I stood there shakin' when you ran out of my life Now I think it's time I told you, even if you show no interest How I came to feel forgiveness and finally set things right It was twenty years, two months and five day this December You wiped your shoes off on my heart Hard to be realistic to betray a kid so idealistic Flames of faith put out in the dark Then one cold mornin' a real live frosty Friday I turned to the pain beside me and I realized it was gone I tore up all your pictures, never thinkin you might find me Time to put that junk behind me and wonder why it took so long Now here you stand on what would be our anniversay Tellin' me how tough life's been on you No satisfaction for I realized we've lost all attraction Movin' on is all that's left to do God, I feel so foolish for what seemed so devastatin' And the love I had for hatin', was a tragic waste of time Somehow I feel like laughin' with that free weight lifted from me Oh, how wisdom does become me Twenty years and change