Lord Only Knows lyrics

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 back and I was gone, gone, gone Just turned 18 and I'm looking at some real hard time But I see it fadin' in my rear view mirror Now its just me and these white lines Chorus: 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 Apart from these troubles a 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 Oh, she did the best she could I can't help but feel I'm doing her wrong She'll be much better off now that I'm gone I don't much feel like hanging around [ Chorus ] I can't believe how bright the stars are shining But then I can't recall the last time I looked into the sky And it seems to me if I make it 'cross the county line Maybe my life will turn out fine Ten years in jail was the sentence that they handed down