Part 1 (Lord Only Knows)

Ten years in jail was the sentence that they handed down
I didn't like the odds that I would last that long
They turned their backs and I was gone, gone, gone
I just turned eighteen and I'm looking at some real hard time
But I see it fading in my rearview mirror
Now it's just me and these white lines
Lord only knows where I'm going
Can't remember the places I've been
Tell me if I'll ever make it home again
Apart from these troubles, my mother's all I leave behind
Says I remind her of my father, but hell if I know
He left town when I was three years old
She did the best she could, I can't help but feel I'm doing her wrong
But she'll be much better off now that I'm gone
I don't much feel like hanging around
Lord only knows where I'm going
Can't remember the places I've been
Or tell me if I'll ever make it home again
Oh, home again
I can't believe how bright the stars are shining
And I can't recall the last time I looked up in the sky
And it seems to me if I can make it 'cross the county line
Maybe my life will turn out fine
Ten years in jail was the sentence that they handed down