Em G Em G Em G D C Em G D C I pulled out with the mountain laurel blooming Em G D C On a dirt road that is soon to be paved Em G D C Down to the site of my original establishment Em G D C And the west end family grave G D Em Cause one day moves into two C And I'm losing G D Em C Everything except for you G D Em C And I would sing you a song of devotion D Em C Yeah that's what I should do Em G D C Blood runs thick and when it rains it pours down Em G D C On the family tree on the fields of war Em G D C I spend my time being broken hearted and grieving bound Em G D C Yeah I haven't much need to look forward G D Em I just let one day move into two C And I'm losing G D Em C Everything except for you G D Em C I would sing you a song of devotion G Em Book of days G Em The way things lay G D C That's just space and time G Em I gave it up G Em All for a love G D C That won't be defined Em G D C I've had enough temporary acquisition Em G D C Building fences for no gain Em G D C Taking dead trees down before the winter freeze Em G D C I said let 'em rot and fall where they may G D Em I just let one day move into two C And I'm losing G D Em C Everything except for you G D Em C I would sing you a song of devotion D Em C Yeah that's what I should do G D It's the book of days Em C It's the way things lay G D Em C Now that's just space and time G D I gave it up Em C All for your love G D Em C That's what I should do G D Em C That's what I should do G D Em C That's what I should do