Old Wire - Red Wildflowers Lyrics

Red wildflowers by the old town bridge
Man it's such a long way down
There's eagles flying high above that sunny ridge
Crying out a mournful sound

Watching as the ripples roll on by
Listening to the stillness in the air
I'm so goddamn lonesome I think I could die
How many burdens can a man bare

I'm sitting by a tree
Dead leaves falling over me
My failures seem alive
They're nothing but old memories

It's been so many years since I've been home
Searching for were the road ends
All the friends and loved ones I had are gone
Nothing more than ashes in the wind

All the hard times and pain left a sadness in these hills
Flowing through every creek and mountain range
I'm broke down and empty like an old whiskey still
If love doesn't find me soon it never will

I'm standing in a stream
Cold water rushing over me
Carry me away
Let my troubles fade like a long lost dream