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All of These Years

by Townes Van Zandt

on After All of These Years (2019)

[Verse 1]
Where have I been all of these years?
I woke up to screams living in the mirror
Where have I been all of these years?
Is red, white, and blue still blood, sweat, and tears?

[Verse 2]
Where have I been all of these years?
I should've died when I disappeared
Where have I been all of these years?
I realize that clear eyes can't shed a tear

[Chorus]
God help us all in our search for truth
Nothing makes you old like holding onto youth
What keeps me young and long in the tooth
Is a lotta blood, a lotta sweat, and little bit of the blues

[Verse 3]
Where have I been all of these years?
In the Lost and Found, running from the fear
Where have I been all of these years?
I realize I come around when my eyes are clear

[Chorus]
God help us all in our search for truth
Nothing makes you old like holding onto youth
What keeps me young and long in the tooth
Is a lotta blood, a lotta sweat, and little bit of the blues

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
God help us all in our search for truth
Nothing makes you old like holding onto youth
What keeps me young and long in the tooth
Is a lotta blood, a lotta sweat, and little bit of the blues