Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song tend the garden, artist - Gang of Youths. Date of issue: 24.02.2022
Song language: English
tend the garden |
| I was young, it was the 60's you see |
| I never wanted to be the chief of anything |
| So it was singing in the church for me |
| Behind the organ was as close as I’d ever be |
| There was a woman that I knew before |
| She was in Auckland, she was spoken for |
| My hair was short, my skin was brown |
| I did construction work from town to town |
| There were things we did and should not have done |
| Been half a century since I seen my sons |
| Lord knows if |
| They would ever forgive me, I won’t |
| Forgive myself at least |
| There are strange forces |
| In the air only time can unleash |
| In a way, I still believe |
| I fell in love, it was the 90's you see |
| I met a woman across the Tasman in '83 |
| And we settled down and raised a couple kids |
| But I couldn’t bring myself to tell 'em what I did |
| I hope that one day if they find my sons |
| They’ll tell 'em everything that I’ve become |
| And I will hold it till my dying breath |
| When I tend the garden, I will think of them |
| But my youngest kid, he can’t shut his mouth |
| I guess it won’t be long till the truth is out |
| Lord knows if |
| They would ever forgive me, I don’t |
| Forgive myself at least |
| There are strange forces |
| In the air only time can release |
| In a way, I still believe |
| In the instance of pain |
| I look straight down at the iris |
| If the irises fade |
| I spend days out in the yard |
| In the absence of rain |
| I take a seat down at the organ |
| And I play |
| Lord, I play |
| Ah! |