Lyrics

Sam, if you’re out there, somewhere in the night,
Hear the tale I’m weaving, hold it close, alright?
I love you, Sam, and I still see the day,
You fled in tears to our room,
While I sped off to drown my pain.
Another spark of paradise just slipped away.
Our bitter words, like daggers,
Carved my heart in two.
I sat there, lost in whiskey, feeling low.
Then an old soul slid beside me,
His eyes cut through the gloom.
He said, “Boy, I’ve walked the road you’re on, you know.
You ought to fall down on your knees,
Thank the stars above,
For the one who’s waiting home with love.
You don’t know what lonely is,
How the nights can ache,
Till you’ve carried the weight I still can’t shake.
You don’t know true sorrow,
Till you’re standing on your own.
You don’t know what lonely is,
Till it’s etched in stone.”
So I brought you these wildflowers,
Hoping you’d forgive.
Sometimes a man’s a fool to live like this.
That old man’s words, they hit me,
Lit a fire in my soul.
Showed me I’m nothing if you’re not my home.
You don’t know what lonely is,
How the nights can sting,
Till you’ve heard the truth that old man brings.
You don’t know true sorrow,
Till you’re standing on your own.
You don’t know what Lonely is,
Till it’s etched in stone.
You don’t know what lonely is,
Till it’s carved in stone.
Sam, we don’t need heartache, just a forever flame,
With our sweet boy, our girls, and the life we claim.
A few horses, open fields, and a love that’s grown.
Hey, Sam, let me be your forever home.