A Thousand Years ft. the Coal Biters Lyrics

When the word came to me

In my grief and deepest need

I said what I saw was plainly true

And if in anger or in haste

Those youthful words were wasted

I'd be glad because I fear they all are true

And I'd heed those words if I were you

A thousand years

A thousand years

I lost my sister and my mind

Both were given back in time

O the Lord

You know he gives and takes away

And he brought me on this path

He broke me for this task

And restored my soul to see

At the end of my days

A thousand years

A thousand years

My story will be told

And my tale it will be borne beyond these lands

And my voice it will resound

Through these hills and mountain towns

For a thousand

And beyond a thousand years

There's gold on this hill

And I put it here myself

It's easy to find

O it's plain as day

So if you come here to seek

Take all that you need

O there's more to be found

Than you could ever haul away

A thousand years

A thousand years

My story will be told

And my tale it will be borne

Beyond these lands

And my voice it will resound

Through these hills and mountain towns

For a thousand and beyond

A thousand years