The shadows here are darker than the night
My father lived his whole life here
I could trace the shape of that tree against the light
In my mind so clear
Everybody talks about the north like a memory
Just a picture in their minds of a simpler day
But there's nothing easy 'bout it, if you ask me
I guess it doesn't matter anyway
I've been trying to catch my breath for years
I been waitin' forever for the weather to clear
'Cuz you know I got a lot to say but no one ever hears
And all my dreams keep fallin', rainin' on deaf ears
I been feeling this way since I was ten years old
Doesn't seem like anything has changed since then
Now the wind and rain has made this house look old
Winter's here again, how I hate the cold
There are times I forget what's expected of me here
I was born to line of tradition and regret
But this land swallowed all my father's blood and tears
And that I can't forget
I remember last year drivin' cross the west state line
Everything seemed larger than the life I knew
And if North Dakota can make me feel that fine
What has my life come to?
