Mom I know I let you And though you say the 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 drink and
I we are who we are shining in the dark night, I drive on Maybe we this 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 out my closet and all them other songs But regardless I hate you 'cause ma! You're still beautiful to me, cause my mom Though far be it for you to be calling, my was Vietnam Desert and both of us put together Can form an bomb equivalent to chemical warfare And forever we can this on and on But, to disagree That from me up under the Christmas tree don't mean shit to me You're kicking me out? It's fifteen 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 others throats? when dad, he fucked us both We're in the same fucking boat, you'd think that make us close (nope) Further away that drove us, but together 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 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 estranged and I hate 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 it though 'Cause you ain't even get to witness your grand growth But I'm sorry mama for Out My Closet', at the time I was angry Rightfully maybe so, never meant that far to take it though, Now I know not your fault, and I'm not making jokes That song I no longer play at shows and I cringe every it's on the radio And I of Nathan 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 states deteriorating slow And I'm way too old to cry, that shit's painful But ma, I forgive you, so Nathan yo All you did, all you said, you did best to raise us both Foster care, that cross you bare, few may be as heavy as 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 he had trouble keeping up with every address But I'd have flipped every mattress, every rock and desert Own a collection of and followed my kids to the edge of the atlas Someone ever moved from me? That you could bet your ass's If I had to come down the dressed as Santa, kidnap them And although one has met their 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 left I had this overwhelming come over me As we off to go our separate paths, and I saw your as I looked back And I'm mad I didn't get the chance to 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 chance to lay it 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 message that I'll love you from afar 'Cause my mama
I we are who we are shining in the dark night I drive on Maybe we took too far
I a new life One without a So I'm coming home no matter what the cost And if the goes down Or if the crew wake me up Just know that I was And I was not to die
Oh if there's songs to sing My children will me know 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 that I'm I am not to die
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark I drive on Maybe we this too far, I want a new life