מילים לשיר Me And Virgil – Genesis

Ma would never say what happened
We knew we had all the chores to tend to
And we knew better than push too hard
Like fixing fences and helping her
Washing dishes and making coffee
Me and Virgil would chop some wood
But we'd stop our swinging
Just to listen to her crying
It didn't sound too good I can remember too well We learned to live life the best we could
But we never thought to pay much heed
But then one day pa up and left us
High and dry without a word
Seemed a pity
My ma was pretty
And I can remember hearing her weeping
But I soon learned life ain't that way
While we were sleeping next to her I can remember
I'll never forgive and I'll never forget
'Cos pa you broke her heart
Oh pa you broke her heart
You broke her heart
Oh pa you broke her heart Well the years rolled by
Our sister got married and moved out west
And 'fore we knew it
I stayed with ma 'cos I couldn't desert her
I knew it would hurt her to be alone
So we pulled tighter
Said we'd try to make things easy
And raise a smile
We'd hear her crying
But as the night came
Praying for pa to come back again
I can remember 'Cos pa you broke her heart
I'll never forgive him and I'll never forget
Oh pa you broke her heart Oh it seemed the worst in years
And then the winter came
I'd never known it colder
And the night she died I swear I saw her smiling
Saying I was a big boy now no tears
Oh it seemed a big bad world we were riding into
So I packed up all we had and Virgil got the horses
And we paid our last respects and gave the whip a crack
Me and Virgil both agreed
We best head off and don't look back Oh it made me wonder
Nothing but desert all around
Lord it's hard to carry on
When you're sick with hunger
Weeks and months of sleeping rough
Seems million miles from anywhere
Keeping clear of danger
I prayed to my God to change it
You'd best keep your head but don't look back We hit the city the past behind us
Riding fast and riding hard
Well me and Virgil we beat the desert
And we raised some hell we had some fun
But real soon I met a lady oh so pretty
And oh so fine
And 'fore too long I found myself married
With a home of my own and a blue eyed son
And 'til this day I can hear ma saying to me You're a big boy now.