The Petal Falls - All These Years Lyrics

He stepped down from a south bound train
A little older but he hadn't changed
He stood and stared like a little boy lost
And picked up his bags and walked across
I got your letter just yesterday
How bad is dad is ma ok
He spent too many years in that damn mill
And it ground him down and broke his will
I saw the tears swell in his eyes
It was only then that I realized

You wandered, you squandered
All these years
You wandered, you squandered
Yeah how many, how many
You wandered, you squandered
All these years
You wandered, you squandered
Yeah how many, yeah how many years
We walked through town and down the hill
And we stopped outside the bar and grill
He said
I could do with a drink, how about you
And I knew just how he felt, I was nervous too
But old friends gathered and they slapped his back
They said just how good it was too see him back
And how many years had he been away
Had he come home, was here to stay
And he stepped from the shadows like prodigal son
Lifted his head and heard him say

You wandered, you squandered
All these years
You wandered, you squandered
Yeah how many, how many
You wandered, you squandered
Too many years
You wandered, you squandered
Yeah how many, how many

But you cast your pennies
To a wishing well
And all you know
Is time will tell
And then one day
When the music goes
No longer young
And you know it shows
How many times I needed too
How many times I wanted too

You wandered, you squandered
Yeah All these years
You wandered, you squandered
Yeah how many, yeah how many
You wandered, you squandered
All these years
You wandered, you squandered
Yeah how many, how many
You wandered, you squandered
And you cast your pennies
You wandered, you squandered
All, all , all these years
You wandered, you squandered
I've been away too long
You wandered, you squandered
How many, how many
I've been away too long