Four Years lyrics

[Verse 1]
All my friends have gone away
Sailing vessels leaving the bay
For the best four years and the promise of pay
But they don’t even know what they’re chasing

[Pre-Chorus]
Greater men have tried and failed

[Chorus]
And all this time I thought that I’d stay
As a ghost who would haunt this mountain
And all this time I thought that I’d stay
Alive in the ground digging out my coffin

[Verse 2]
Time was short on courts and pavement
We knew we had to leave
But did I make the most of every day
And did I give to not receive?
Are there any better words to express
The full extent of my grief?

[Interlude]
(It hits home) It hits home
(When you're not home) When you're not home
(There's no space to grow)
(And all this time not much to show)
When you're not home
[Chorus]
And all this time I thought that I'd stay
As a ghost who would haunt this mountain
Maybe I should hold my tongue
And do my best to live with the stress that's mounting

[Post-Chorus]
I never thought, I never thought
A bond was something we lacked
I gotta find another way
To keep myself intact

[Bridge]
I understand we all went away
So we could have the stories to share when we’re back
Try to pass the same old sh*t
To get ahead and start your paper stack

I never thought (I never thought)
A bond was something we lacked
I guess some of us just needed a change
To heal the bones we cracked

[Outro]
It takes four years away from your friends
To make you all forget how much time you spent