Sunrise on the first tee
Shadows on the green
Driver in my hand
Where every fault's been seen
Grass whispers old secrets
Those lost dreams yet to find
Aim it straight
Hit it clean
Leave those bogeys far behind
Caddy's got no answers
Wind tugging at my soul
Ball's gone to the rough
Deeper into that hole
Life's a long par five
Bent like a weathered club
Every swing a gamble
Down in the dirt and mud
Fairway blues
With a slice of sorrow
Sand trap heartache
Dreams about tomorrow
Iron in my grip
Fate up to the breeze
Playing my life
On bended knees
Green's a fickle lover
Never goes as planned
Putt falls short
Like the touch of an absent hand
Hole after hole we chase
In a game so near
Counting strokes and curses
That's a golfer's tear
Out here with my demons
Amongst the links and trees
Echoes of the past
Whisper through the breeze
Know the course will break you
But you still must play
Heavy folk blues
At the end of the day