JUST THE YEARS

Intro No, nothing happened. Nothing you can fix.

Verse 1 You ask me why I’m quieter now Why I stare a little longer Why I stop before the stairs Like they somehow got much taller Why my hands don’t hold as steady Why I wake before the dawn Why I sit out on the porch After everybody’s gone There ain’t one night that broke me Ain’t one thing I couldn’t bear It’s just a thousand little miles That finally got me here

Chorus It’s just the years Nothing more Dust on the hinges Rust on the door A little less fire A little more fear A few names I still whisper That nobody else can hear Don’t worry, darling I’m still right here It’s just the years Just the years

Verse 2 Used to hear the phone at midnight And think somebody needed me Now every late-night ringing Makes my heart forget to beat Used to drive all night for nothing Just to watch the morning rise Now I’m home before the streetlights And I’m grateful for the quiet I still laugh when something’s funny Still get angry, still get proud I just learned some things are heavier When you carry them this long

Chorus It’s just the years Nothing more Dust on the hinges Rust on the door A little less fire A little more fear A few names I still whisper That nobody else can hear Don’t worry, darling I’m still right here It’s just the years

Bridge One day you’ll catch your father Looking back from your own face You’ll hear your mother laughing In some long-forgotten phrase You’ll understand why old men Sometimes disappear while sitting near They ain’t gone They’re just remembering years It’s just the years That’s all it is Some things you lose Some things you miss But I’ve still got love And I’ve still got time And I’ll take every wrinkle If the memories stay mine So if I seem distant Pull your chair over here It ain’t the end, darling It’s just the years

Outro Sit a while. I ain’t going anywhere.

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