Forty Miles from Nowhere - Rodney Crowell

Maybe I was out of line, but mostly I was out of touch

You lean on anger like a crutch, you’re bound to take a fall

No doubt I was slow to learn, I just couldn’t get the gist

So I doubled up my fist and I punched me the wall

When you walked out on me I took the hit in stride

I’m better off I lied

The truth may show I stood the blow

But we both know how far from grace I fell

Forgive me Annabelle

Who’d have thought that peace of mind would find me in the end

Nearly ten years on the mend and no getting over you

But now I’m resolute, I’ve seen evidence of change

At first I thought it strange and not worth clinging to

Let’s set the record straight

I came around too late

Though I got there in the end

I never was your friend

When you walked out on me, it tore my heart in half

And I hid behind a laugh

As I became a slave to shame I cursed your name

God Damn you, rot in Hell

Can you forgive me Annabelle