Final Days (feat. Little Jackie Wright) Video (MV)

As I awoke early today
The night's dreams they fade away
A silhouette of a man off in the distance
My throat is burning with pain
A heart that failed me once again
The doctors struggle to maintain my existence

My oldest boy waiting in the room
Talks of a child in his daughter's womb
He's so proud of how the others
Aim to please him
I always tried to teach them well
'Work hard in school, make your daddy proud
And life will give you back much more than you can hope for'

But I'm so lonesome and blue
Scared of leaving without you
I'm so lonesome it's true I can't hardly manage
And as they kneel around and pray
My baby boy he stays away
Oh tell my why won't he come to see me in my final days

It's been 86 long years
Since I first shed these tears
My eyes' seen more than
Than I can stand to remember
Like the day my mama came to harm
As we lost the family farm
Although my daddy fought them off as best he could

I fled the war at age 14
Wed to my saviour but times were mean
I was a widow long before I knew of comfort
3 hungry children of my own
Though I was only barely grown
I found another who would welcome us as his

But I'm so lonesome and blue
Scared of leaving without you
I'm so lonesome it's true
I can't hardly manage
And as they kneel around and pray
My baby boy is still away
Oh tell my why won't he come
To see me in my final days

I've done my best to find my way
And count my blessings most everyday
But God is calling
And I'm powerless to resist him
I know my time it has arrived
His will - that soon my body will die
Although my spirit lingers on for something missing

I'm so lonesome and blue
I'm scared of dying without you
I'm so lonesome it's true
I can't hardly manage

As they kneel around and pray
My baby boy is still away
Oh tell my why won't he come to see me in my final days
As they kneel around and pray
My baby boy is still away
Oh tell my why won't he come to see me in my final days