Lord, keep these mouths from longing
Keep, these walls from falling
I put my time in plenty
Provide for my family

(Have I been Remiss)
Oh, have I, have I been remiss
(Have I been remiss)
Oh, Have I, have I been
Have I been remiss

Her heart is coolin' on me
We comfort through our baby
He's walking, talking newly
What am I to my family

Lord, have I been
Have I been remiss

And we've lived behind walls
That have made us alone
Searching for pieces
That may be old
How in the world
Is another one gone
Out in the world
Are we going down down down

Lord, Keep these wheels a turnin
Keep, these roads from burnin
I put my time in family
Have mercy, forgive me

So trip the path i'm meeting
Its all I know to give them
Whisper a prayer in tatters
And hope it mattered
Hope it mattered
I hope it mattered

And we've lived behind walls
That have made us alone
Searching for pieces
That may be old
How in the world
Is another one gone
Out in the world
Down Down Down