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 he's not around But don't you place the on me As you pour yourself drink and
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark night, I on we took this too far
I went in Never thinking who what I said hurt, in what verse My mom got it the worst The brunt of it, but as as we are Did I take it too Cleaning out my closet and all them songs But regardless I don't hate you ma! You're beautiful to me, cause you're my mom Though far be it for you to be calling, my house was Desert and both of us put together Can form an bomb equivalent to chemical warfare And we can drag this on and on But, agree to That gift 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 always at each others throats? Especially dad, he fucked us both We're in the same fucking boat, 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, back to grandma's house it's straight up the And I was the man of the house, the oldest, so my shoulders carried the of the load Then Nate got taken by the state 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 night I drive on we took this too far
'Cause to this day we estranged and I hate it though 'Cause you ain't get to witness your grand baby's growth But I'm sorry mama for Out My Closet', at the time I was angry Rightfully maybe so, never that far to take it though, 'cause Now I know it's not 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 placed in a home And all the you fed us And how I just wanted you to taste own, but Now the medications taken over and your states deteriorating slow And I'm way too old to cry, that painful though But ma, I forgive you, so does yo All you did, all you said, you did your best to raise us 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 I never asked was where the fuck my deadbeat dad was Fuck it I guess he had keeping up with every address But I'd have flipped every mattress, every rock and desert Own a collection of maps and my kids to the edge of the atlas Someone moved them from me? That you could bet your ass's If I had to come the chimney dressed as Santa, kidnap them And one has met their grandma you pulled up in our drive one night as we were leaving 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 pulled off to go our paths, and I saw headlights as I looked back And I'm mad I get the chance to thank you for being my Mom and my Dad So Mom, please accept this as a tribute I wrote 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 stewardess said to fasten my belt, I guess we're crashing So if I'm not dreaming, I hope you get this message that I'll always you from afar 'Cause you're my
I we are who we are Headlights in the dark night I drive on we took this too far
I want a new One without a So I'm coming tonight Well no what the cost And if the plane goes Or if the crew wake me up Just know I was alright And I was not to die
Oh even if songs to sing My children will me Just that I'm alright I was not to die Because I put my in my new girl So I never say goodbye cruel 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 this too far, I want a new life