until the day i die

back in the hills when we were only kids

love shined like a diamond in your eyes

i swore i'd never hurt you - then i did

now i'm all alone with all my lies

i promised that i'd never be untrue

i'd never make you cry

the only promise that i didn't break

was to love you until the day i die

i wish i'd never seen those city lights

a sight for a country boy to see

for every one that you see shinin' bright

another is burnin' out like me

i wouldn't listen though you told me dear

i couldn't see the lie

but all the same i still love you tonight

and i'll love you until the day i die

they built this prison just for fools like me

who don't know a treasure from a stone

i killed a man now i won't ever see

the green rollin' hills where i was born

no i won't ever see your face again

but if i close my eyes

i can almost hear you call me back to then

and i'll love you until the day i die