Mom I know I let you And you say the days are happy Why is the power off, and I'm up? And mom, I know not around But you place the blame on me As you pour yourself another and
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark night, I on Maybe we took too far
I went in Never thinking about who what I said hurt, in verse My mom probably got it the The brunt of it, but as as we are Did I take it too Cleaning out my closet and all them other But regardless I don't you 'cause ma! You're still to me, cause you're my mom far be it for you to be calling, my house was Vietnam Desert Storm and of us put together Can form an atomic bomb to chemical warfare And forever we can drag on and on But, agree to That gift from me up under the Christmas tree mean shit to me You're kicking me out? It's fifteen degrees and it's Christmas Eve (little just leave) Ma, let me grab my fucking coat, anything to have other's goats Why we always at others throats? Especially when dad, he fucked us both We're in the fucking boat, you'd think that it'd make us close (nope) Further away drove us, but together headlights shine, a car full of belongings Still got a ways to go, back to grandma's it's straight up the road And I was the man of the house, the oldest, so my shoulders carried the of the load Then Nate got taken away by the at eight years old, and That's I realized you were sick and it wasn't fixable or changeable And to this day we remained estranged and I it though, but
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark night I on Maybe we this too far
'Cause to this day we remain and I hate it though you ain't even get to witness your grand baby's growth But I'm sorry mama for 'Cleaning Out My Closet', at the time I was Rightfully maybe so, never that far to take it though, 'cause Now I know not your fault, and I'm not making jokes That song I no longer play at shows and I cringe every time on the radio And I think of Nathan placed in a home And all the you fed us And how I just you to taste your own, but Now the medications over and your mental states deteriorating slow And I'm way too old to cry, shit's painful though But ma, I forgive you, so Nathan yo All you did, all you said, you did your to raise us both care, that cross you bare, few may be as heavy as yours But I love you Debbie Mathers, oh a tangled web we have, 'cause One thing I never asked was where the my deadbeat dad was Fuck it I guess he had trouble keeping up with every But I'd have flipped every mattress, every rock and desert Own a collection of maps and followed my kids to the edge of the ever moved them from me? That you could bet your ass's If I had to down the chimney dressed as Santa, kidnap them And although one has met grandma Once you pulled up in our drive one night as we were leaving to get hamburgers Me, her and Nate, we introduced you, you And as you I had this overwhelming sadness come over me As we pulled off to go our paths, and I saw your as I looked back And I'm mad I didn't get the to thank you for being my Mom and my Dad So Mom, please accept as a tribute I wrote this on the jet I I had to get this off my chest, I hope I get the chance to lay it before I'm dead The said to fasten my seat belt, I guess we're crashing So if I'm not dreaming, I hope you get this message I'll always love you from afar you're my mama
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark I drive on Maybe we took too far
I a new life One without a So I'm coming tonight Well no matter what the And if the goes down Or if the crew can't me up know that I was alright And I was not to die
Oh if there's songs to sing My children will me Just know I'm alright I was not to die Because I put my in my new girl So I say goodbye cruel world know that I'm alright I am not to die
I we are who we are Headlights in the dark night I drive on Maybe we took too far, I want a new life