My wife passed on about five years back
I lost my brother before the war
I moved from the family house into the woods
Just couldn't climb the stairs anymore
I remember as a boy I was runnin' scared
I used to be ashamed of growin' old

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But now its over - gone
My life is gone
And I ain't afraid of the cold

I'd like to do some reading but it's gettin' too dark
You know my eyes ain't working too good
I got to be care about strainin's my heart
When I go out to chop me some wood
I came to woods to make a world of my own
And wait for the world to come

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You get a better picture of what you are
When you're livin' near the ground
You don't feel quite as old as you are
When there's nobody else around
The cabin where I live ain't a helluva lot
But it's better than an old age home

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(transcribed by Thomas Fiddler 10/2009 - Thanks!)