i pulled out with the mountain laurel blooming on a dirt road that is soon to be paved down to the site of my original establishment and the west end family grave cause one day moves into two and i m losing everything except for you and i would sing you a song of devotion yeah that s what i should do blood runs thick and when it rains it pours down the family tree on the fields of war i spend my time being broken hearted and grieving bound i haven t much need to look forward i just let one day move into two i m losing everything except for you i would sing you a song of devotion book of days the way things lay that s just space and time gave it up all for a love that won t be defined had enough temporary acquisition building fences for no gain taking dead trees down before the winter freeze i said let em rot and fall where they may  just let one day move into two i m losing everything except for you i would sing you a song of devotion that s what i should do it s the book of days it s the way things lay now that s just space and time i gave it up all for your love that s what i should do yeah that s what i should do yeah that s what i should do