Oh, my god, I cry in fear
Afraid you have forgot me here
Afraid you haven´t gotten long
Your quiet dove and faithful son

I went to work, I worked all day
When I wanted to run, I stayed
I kept the promises I made
I kept the promises I made

Little children came and grew
Moved away and never knew
Who I was or who I am
Well, they never knew this lonely man

When those mornings came, stiff with rain
I thought the sun would never shine again
With the sleeves of my old raincoat stained
With the salt of my own tears

And I never would tell you then
So I never will tell you now
All the things that break an old man down
The real truth is I don´t know how

Oh, my god, I cry in fear
Afraid you have forgot me here
Afraid you haven´t gotten long
Your quiet dove and faithful son

Who´s seen the loneliest of days
And fought the dirtiest of ways
With the man inside who would have run away
From the promises I made