Seems Like Only Yesterday
Regretful Departure: A Journey of Lost Love and Longing
Lyrics
I'll never forget that dreadful day
I have a vivid memory of a distressing day
When I decided to run away
I made the decision to run away
Little Sister was playin
My younger sister was playing with a kitten
With a kitten on the floor
Mother was rocking on the front porch
Mama was rockin out on the front porch
Dad was at the grocery store
And Daddy had gone to the grocery store
Brother had departed the day before
And Brother had left the day before
Packed my clothes when no one was lookin
Packed my belongings discreetly
Went out the back door and into the bushes
Slipped out the back door and hid in the bushes
And down the holler and over the creek
Traveled through the valley and over the creek
Then up the hill and across the field
Over the hill and across the field
I jumped the fence and I thumbed a ride
Jumped a fence and hitchhiked
Much too young to realize
Too young to understand the consequences
That I'd regret all it by and by
Later regretted my impulsive actions
And I wish I had the love that was offered to me
Reflecting on the love I rejected
When I was just too young and blind to see
When I was too young and naive to appreciate it
There was a whole lot of love in that old house
There was abundant love in my old home
But I had to leave to find it out
But I had to leave to recognize it
And it seems like it was only yesterday
Feels like it happened just yesterday
If I'da known then what I know now
If I knew then what I know now
I'da stayed right on my daddy's old farm
I would have stayed on my father's farm
Just a young upstart
A young and ambitious individual
I thought I was smart
Thought I was intelligent
Tried to be a man when I was only a child
Tried to act mature when I was just a child
But many a time it comes to my mind
Often contemplate leaving the current place
To pack my clothes and leave this town
Packing my things and departing
And jump that fence and cross that field
Jumping fences and crossing fields
And down the hill and over the creek
Descending hills and crossing creeks
An up the holler and through them bushes
Through the valley and bushes
And in the back door when no one is lookin'
Returning unnoticed through the back door
And accept the love that was offered to me
Accepting the love that was once offered
And I wish I had the love that was offered to me
Reflecting on the love I declined
When I was just too young and blind to see
When I was too young and blind to see
There was a whole lot of love in that old house
There was abundant love in my old home
But I had to leave to find it out
But I had to leave to realize it
And it seems like it was only yesterday
Feels like it happened just yesterday
And I wish I had the love I threw away
Regretting the love I discarded
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