Lyrics

NINETY FOUR YEARS Words and Music by Bruce Garnitz

Ninety four years
A life so well lived
Stories he told through the songs that he'd sung
I thought I'd heard them all...

Weary of the city
Caught the last train home ?til morning
He'd left his friend just hours ago
Surprised to be awoken by the call recounting details
Of the belt and chair Phil used to end his life
And it haunted Pete forever even though he'd long ceased grieving...

A river of doubt
A mountain of regret
Eating away at your soul
What might have been
Those thoughts too heavy to hold!
Can't we leave in the past
What's truly beyond our control?

Recognizing all the symptoms
Empty bottles, manic mood swings
He'd seen Phil's show so many times before
Spent the long grey day talking, Phil wanted Pete to stay
If he missed the train he'd have to spend the night
And it haunted Pete forever even though he'd long ceased grieving...

A river of doubt
A mountain of regret
Eating away at your soul
What might have been
Those thoughts too heavy to hold!
Can't we leave in the past
What's truly beyond our control?

Pete lifted all our spirits, singin' "We Shall Overcome"
I hope he finally laid his burden down
?Cause it haunted Pete forever and his pain deserved releasing...

A river of doubt
A mountain of regret
Eating away at your soul
What might have been
Those thoughts too heavy to hold!
Can't we leave in the past
What's truly beyond our control?

Ninety four years
A life so well lived
Stories he told through the songs that he'd sung
I thought I'd heard them all...
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