Mom I know I let you And though you say the days are Why is the power off, and I'm up? And mom, I know he's not But don't you place the on me As you yourself another 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 about who what I said hurt, in what verse My mom probably got it the The of it, but as stubborn as we are Did I take it too Cleaning out my and all them other songs But regardless I don't hate you ma! You're still to me, cause you're my mom Though far be it for you to be calling, my was Vietnam Desert Storm and of us put together Can form an atomic bomb equivalent to chemical And forever we can drag on and on But, agree to That gift from me up under the Christmas tree don't mean to me You're kicking me out? fifteen degrees and it's Christmas Eve (little prick just leave) Ma, let me grab my coat, anything to have each other's goats Why we always at each others throats? Especially when dad, he fucked us We're in the 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 carried the weight of the load Then Nate got taken away by the at eight years old, and That's when I realized you were sick and it wasn't or changeable And to this day we remained and I hate it though, but
I we are who we are Headlights in the dark night I drive on we took this too far
'Cause to day we remain estranged and I hate it though 'Cause you 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 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 every time it's on the radio And I think of being placed in a home And all the you fed us And how I wanted you to taste your own, but Now the medications taken over and your mental states deteriorating And I'm way too old to cry, that shit's though But ma, I you, so does Nathan yo All you did, all you said, you did your to raise us both Foster care, that cross you bare, few may be as heavy as But I love you Debbie Mathers, oh what a web we have, 'cause One thing I never was where the fuck my deadbeat dad was Fuck it I he had trouble keeping up with every address But I'd have flipped every mattress, every rock and cactus Own a collection of maps and followed my to the edge of the atlas Someone ever moved them from me? That you bet your ass's 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 this overwhelming sadness 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 chance to thank you for my Mom and my Dad So Mom, please accept this as a I wrote this on the jet I guess I had to get this off my chest, I I get the chance to lay it before I'm dead The stewardess said to fasten my seat belt, I guess we're So if I'm not dreaming, I hope you get this that I'll always love you from afar 'Cause my mama
I we are who we are Headlights in the dark night I drive on we took this too far
I a new life One a cause So I'm coming home Well no matter the cost And if the goes down Or if the crew wake me up Just know I was alright 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 in my new girl So I never say goodbye cruel Just know that I'm I am not to die
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark I drive on Maybe we took too far, I want a new life