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 don't you place the on me As you pour yourself another and
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the night, I drive on Maybe we took too far
I went in Never thinking about who what I 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 closet and all them songs But regardless I hate you 'cause ma! You're still to me, cause you're my mom far be it for you to be calling, my house was Vietnam Desert and both 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 Christmas tree don't mean to me You're kicking me out? It's fifteen 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 us both in the same fucking boat, you'd think that it'd make us close (nope) Further away drove 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 carried the weight of the load Then Nate got taken away by the state at eight old, and That's when I realized you sick and it wasn't fixable or changeable And to this day we remained 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 hate it 'Cause you ain't even get to your grand baby's growth But I'm sorry mama for 'Cleaning Out My Closet', at the I was angry Rightfully maybe so, never meant far to take it though, 'cause 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 just wanted you to your own, but Now the medications taken over and your mental states 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 as yours But I love you Mathers, oh what a tangled web we have, 'cause One thing I never asked was where the my deadbeat dad was Fuck it I guess he had trouble keeping up every address But I'd have flipped every mattress, every and desert cactus Own a of maps 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 chimney dressed as Santa, them And although one has met their Once you pulled up in our drive one night as we were leaving to get some Me, her and Nate, we you, hugged you And as you left I had this sadness come over me As we pulled off to go our paths, and I saw headlights 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 this on the jet I guess I had to get off my chest, I hope I get the chance to lay it before I'm dead The stewardess to fasten my seat belt, I guess we're crashing So if I'm not dreaming, I hope you get this message that always love you from afar you're my mama
I we are who we are Headlights shining in the dark I drive on Maybe we 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 can't wake me up Just that 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 I put my faith in my new girl So I never say cruel world know that I'm alright 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