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All These Years

from Runaway Clay by Michael Stalcup

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Based on Luke 15:25-30.

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I remembered the day he left for so long,
How that son of yours told us both to die
But you went right along
And gave him money for his wrongs.
He blew it all as fast as he could
On alcohol and sex, like I knew he would.
Our family name could never bear such shame;
That’s why he’s good as dead to us
And that’s how it should stay.

But I tried every day to make things right
And to be the perfect son in your eyes;
I fight, slaving for you day and night,
But it’s clear now that you don’t love me.
Isn’t that right?

Now how dare he show his face
And beg for hire as a slave –
The nerve to think we’d take him back
When his life is such a waste;
Choices have their consequences
And his choices have been made;
Your parting grace was a mistake
But his folly put him in his place,
Serving food to filthy pigs,
A job of terrible disgrace,
But a fitting end
To any filthy man who lives that way;
But father, look me in the eyes
And answer my complaint:
Instead of turning him away
You throw a party in his name,
While you never bothered
To take the time to celebrate
All these years I’ve worked for you,
So careful not to disobey.
Listen to me when I talk to you!
Don’t you remember
The day he cut himself off from you?
And we all knew what you ought to do
But you wouldn’t listen,
Like you were missing some marbles too.
And now this squanderer, this shameful one,
You welcome like your only son;
You justify the wicked
While forgetting I’m the perfect one!

Well, I tried every day to make things right
And to be the perfect son in your eyes,
Dead tired slaving for you day and night,
But it’s clear that you’ll never love me.
Well, fine!

But I tried every day to make things right
And to be the perfect son in your eyes;
I’d die slaving for you day and night,
But it’s clear that you’ll never love me.
Isn’t that right?

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from Runaway Clay, released July 4, 2015
Words and music by Michael Stalcup.

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Michael Stalcup Bangkok, Thailand

Christian. Husband. Father. Missionary. Poet. And occasional closet musician (literally).

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