Mom I know I let you And though you say the are happy Why is the off, and I'm fucked up? And mom, I know he's not But don't you the blame on me As you pour yourself drink and
I we are who we are shining in the dark night, I drive on Maybe we took too far
I went in Never thinking about who what I hurt, in what verse My mom probably got it the The brunt of it, but as as we are Did I it too far? Cleaning out my closet and all them songs But regardless I don't you 'cause ma! You're still beautiful to me, you're my mom Though far be it for you to be calling, my was Vietnam Storm and both of us put together Can an atomic bomb equivalent to chemical warfare And we can drag this on and on But, to disagree gift from me up under the Christmas tree 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, anything to have each other's Why we at each others 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 drove us, but headlights shine, a car full of belongings Still got a ways to go, 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 Then Nate got taken away by the at eight years old, and That's when I realized you were sick and it wasn't fixable or 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 we took this too far
'Cause to this day we remain estranged and I hate it 'Cause you ain't even get to witness your baby's growth But I'm mama for 'Cleaning Out My Closet', at the time I was angry Rightfully maybe so, never 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 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 taken over and your mental states deteriorating slow And I'm way too old to cry, that painful though But ma, I you, so does Nathan yo All you did, all you said, you did your best to us both Foster care, that you bare, few may be as heavy as yours But I love you Debbie Mathers, oh what a tangled web we have, One thing I never asked was 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 of maps and followed my kids to the edge of the atlas Someone ever moved them from me? That you could bet your If I had to come down the chimney dressed as Santa, them And one has met their grandma Once you pulled up in our drive one night as we leaving to get some hamburgers Me, her and Nate, we introduced you, you And as you left I had overwhelming sadness come over me As we off to go our separate paths, and I saw headlights 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 guess I had to get this off my chest, I hope I get the 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 you get this message that 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 a cause So I'm home tonight Well no matter the cost And if the plane down Or if the crew can't me up Just know that I was And I was not to die
Oh even if there's to sing 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 know that I'm alright I am not to die
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark I drive on Maybe we took this too far, I want a new