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 he's not But you place the blame on me As you yourself another drink and
I we are who we are Headlights in the dark night, I drive on Maybe we this too far
I in headfirst Never thinking about who what I said hurt, in verse My mom got it the worst The brunt of it, but as as we are Did I it too far? Cleaning out my and all them other songs But I don't hate you 'cause ma! You're beautiful to me, cause you're my mom Though far be it for you to be calling, my was Vietnam Storm and both of us put together Can form an atomic bomb equivalent to warfare And forever we can this on and on But, agree to That gift from me up under the Christmas don't mean shit to me You're kicking me out? fifteen degrees and it's Christmas Eve (little prick just leave) Ma, let me grab my fucking coat, to have each other's goats Why we always at each throats? Especially when dad, he fucked us both in the same fucking boat, you'd think that it'd make us close (nope) Further away that us, but together headlights shine, a car full of belongings got a ways to go, back to grandma's house it's straight up the road And I was the man of the house, the oldest, so my shoulders carried the weight of the Nate got taken away by the state at eight years old, and That's when I you were sick and it wasn't fixable or changeable And to day we remained estranged and I hate 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 estranged and I it though you ain't even get to witness your grand baby's growth But I'm sorry for 'Cleaning Out My Closet', at the time I was angry Rightfully so, never meant that far to take it though, 'cause Now I it's not your fault, and I'm not making jokes That song I no longer play at shows and I cringe every time it's on the And I think of Nathan being in a home And all the you fed us And how I just you to taste your own, but Now the medications taken over and your mental deteriorating slow And I'm way too old to cry, that shit's though But ma, I forgive you, so Nathan yo All you did, all you said, you did your best to us both Foster care, that cross you bare, few may be as as yours But I love you Debbie Mathers, oh what a web we have, 'cause One thing I asked was where the fuck my deadbeat dad was Fuck it I guess he had trouble keeping up every address But I'd flipped every mattress, every rock and desert cactus Own a collection of maps and followed my kids to the edge of the Someone moved them from me? That you could bet your ass's If I had to come down the chimney as Santa, kidnap them And one has met their grandma Once you pulled up in our drive one night as we were to get some hamburgers Me, her and Nate, we introduced you, you And as you left I had this overwhelming come over me As we off to go our separate paths, and I saw your headlights as I looked And I'm mad I didn't get the chance to you for being my Mom and my Dad So Mom, accept this as a tribute I wrote this on the jet I guess I had to get this off my chest, I hope I get the chance to lay it I'm dead The stewardess to fasten my seat belt, I guess we're crashing So if I'm not dreaming, I hope you get this message that always love you from afar 'Cause you're my
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark night I on we took this too far
I a new life One a cause So I'm home tonight Well no what the cost And if the plane down Or if the crew can't me up know that I was alright And I was not to die
Oh even if there's songs to My children carry me Just that I'm alright I was not to die Because I put my faith in my new So I never say cruel world Just know I'm alright I am not to die
I we are who we are shining in the dark night I drive on Maybe we took too far, I want a new life