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 know he's not But you place the blame on me As you pour yourself drink and
I we are who we are Headlights in the dark night, I drive on Maybe we this too far
I in headfirst Never thinking about who what I said hurt, in verse My mom got it the worst The of it, but as stubborn as we are Did I take it too Cleaning out my closet and all them other But I don't 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 bomb equivalent to chemical warfare And forever we can drag on and on But, agree to That gift from me up under the tree don't mean shit to me You're kicking me out? It's fifteen degrees and it's Christmas Eve (little just leave) Ma, let me grab my coat, anything to have each other's goats Why we always at each throats? Especially when dad, he fucked us both We're in the fucking boat, you'd think that it'd make us close (nope) Further away that us, but together 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 weight of the Then got taken away by the state at eight years old, and when I realized you were sick and it wasn't fixable or changeable And to day we remained estranged and I hate it though, but
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark I drive on we took this too far
'Cause to this day we remain estranged and I hate it you ain't even get to witness your grand baby's growth But I'm sorry mama for 'Cleaning Out My Closet', at the time I was Rightfully maybe so, never meant that far to it though, 'cause Now I know it's not your fault, and I'm not jokes That song I no longer play at shows and I cringe every time it's on the And I think of Nathan being placed in a And all the you fed us And how I just wanted you to your own, but Now the medications taken over and your mental deteriorating 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 to raise us both Foster care, that cross you bare, few may be as as yours But I love you Debbie Mathers, oh what a tangled web we have, 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, rock and desert cactus Own a collection of and followed my kids to the edge of the atlas Someone ever moved them from me? 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 up in our drive one night as we were leaving to get some hamburgers Me, her and Nate, we you, hugged you And as you left I had this overwhelming sadness come 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 thank you for 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 crashing So if I'm not dreaming, I you get this message that I'll always love you from afar 'Cause you're my
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark 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 plane goes Or if the crew can't me up Just know I was alright And I was not to die
Oh even if songs to sing My children carry me Just know that I'm I was not to die Because I put my in my new girl So I never say goodbye world Just know I'm alright I am not to die
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark night I on Maybe we took too far, I want a new life