Mom I I let you down 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 shining in the dark night, I drive on Maybe we took too far
I in headfirst 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 Cleaning out my closet and all them songs But regardless I hate you 'cause ma! You're still to me, cause you're my mom Though far be it for you to be calling, my house was Desert Storm and of us put together Can form an atomic equivalent to chemical warfare And we can drag this on and on But, to disagree That gift from me up under the Christmas tree don't 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 others throats? Especially when dad, he fucked us both We're in the same fucking boat, you'd think that it'd us close (nope) Further away drove us, but together headlights shine, a car full of belongings Still got a ways to go, back to 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 I realized you were sick and it wasn't fixable or changeable And to this day we remained estranged and I it though, but
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark I drive on Maybe we this too far
to this 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 meant that far to take it though, Now I it's not your fault, and I'm not making jokes That I no longer play at shows and I cringe 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 slow And I'm way too old to cry, shit's painful though But ma, I you, so does Nathan yo All you did, all you said, you did your best to raise us Foster care, cross you bare, few may be as heavy as yours But I you Debbie Mathers, oh what a tangled web we have, 'cause One thing I never was where the fuck my deadbeat dad was Fuck it I guess he had trouble keeping up every address But I'd have flipped every mattress, every rock and desert Own a collection of maps and followed my kids to the edge of the Someone ever them from me? That you could bet your ass's If I had to come down the chimney dressed as Santa, them And although one has met their 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 I had this overwhelming sadness 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, 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 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 always you from afar you're my mama
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark night I on Maybe we took too far
I want a new One without a So I'm coming home no matter what the cost And if the plane goes Or if the can't wake me up Just that I was alright And I was not to die
Oh even if songs to sing My children will me Just know I'm alright I was not to die Because I put my faith in my new So I never say goodbye world Just that 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