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 he's not around But don't you place the on me As you pour another drink and
I we are who we are Headlights in the dark night, I drive on we took this too far
I in headfirst Never thinking about who what I said hurt, in what My mom got it the worst The of it, but as stubborn as we are Did I it too far? out my closet and all them other songs But regardless I hate you 'cause ma! You're still beautiful to me, cause my mom far be it for you to be calling, my house was Vietnam Desert and both of us put together Can an atomic bomb equivalent to chemical warfare And forever we can this on and on But, agree to That gift from me up under the Christmas don't mean shit to me You're kicking me It's fifteen degrees 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? Especially dad, he fucked us both We're in the same fucking boat, you'd think that 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 straight up the road And I was the man of the house, the oldest, so my shoulders carried the of the load Then got taken away by the state at eight years old, and That's when I realized you were sick and it fixable or changeable And to this day we estranged 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 this day we remain and I hate it though 'Cause you ain't even get to witness grand baby's growth But I'm mama for 'Cleaning Out My Closet', at the time I was angry Rightfully maybe so, never meant that far to take it though, Now I know it's not fault, and I'm not making jokes That song I no play at shows and I cringe every time it's on the radio And I think of Nathan being placed in a And all the you fed us And how I just wanted you to taste own, but Now the medications taken over and your mental states deteriorating And I'm way too old to cry, that shit's painful But ma, I you, so does Nathan yo All you did, all you said, you did your best to 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 asked was where the fuck my dad was Fuck it I guess he had keeping up with 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 ever moved them from me? That you could bet your ass's If I had to come down the dressed as Santa, kidnap 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 overwhelming sadness come over me As we off to go our separate paths, and I saw headlights as I looked back And I'm mad I didn't get the to thank you for being my Mom and my Dad So Mom, please accept this as a tribute I wrote on the jet I I had to get this off my chest, I hope I get the chance to lay it before I'm dead The stewardess said to my seat belt, I guess we're crashing So if I'm not dreaming, I hope you get message that I'll always love you from afar 'Cause you're my
I we are who we are Headlights in the dark night I drive on we took this too far
I a new life One without a So I'm coming home Well no matter what the 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 if there's songs to sing My children will me know that I'm alright I was not to die Because I put my in my new girl So I say goodbye cruel world know that I'm alright I am not to die
I we are who we are Headlights in the dark night I drive on Maybe we took this too far, I want a new