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Headlights (Feat. Nate Ruess)

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Headlights (Feat. Nate Ruess)

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MomI know I let you downAnd though you say the days are happyWhy is the power off, and I'm fucked up?MomI know he's not aroundBut don't you place the blame on meAs you pour yourself another drinkI guess we are who we areHeadlights shining in the dark night I drive onMaybe we took this too farI went in headfirstNever thinking about who what I said hurtIn what verseMy mom probably got it the worstThe brunt of it, but as stubborn as we areDid I take it too far?"Cleaning Out My Closet" and all them other songsBut regardless I don't hate you cause ma!You're still beautiful to me, cause you're my momThough far be it for you to be callingMy house was VietnamDesert storm and both of us put togetherCan form an atomic bomb equivalentTo chemical warfareAnd forever we can drag this on and onBut, agree to disagreeThat gift from me up under the Christmas treeDon't mean shit to meYou're kicking me out?It's 15 degrees and it's Christmas Eve(little prick just leave)Ma, let me grab my fucking coatAnything to have each other's goatsWhy we always at each others throats?Especially when dad, he fucked us bothWe're in the same fucking boatYou'd think that it'd make us close (nope)Further away it drove usBut together headlights shine, a car full of belongingsStill got a ways to go, back to grandma's houseIt's straight up the roadAnd I was the man of the house, the oldestSo my shoulders carried the weight of the loadThen Nate got taken away by the state at 8 years old, andThat's when I realized you were sickAnd it wasn't fixable or changableAnd to this day we remained estrangedAnd I hate it though, butI guess we are who we areHeadlights shining in the dark night I drive onMaybe we took this too farCause to this day we remain estranged and I hate it thoughCause you ain't even get to witnessYour grand baby's growthBut I'm sorry mama for "Cleaning Out My Closet"At the time I was angryRightfully maybe soNever meant that far to take it though, causeNow I know it's not your faultAnd I'm not making jokesThat song I no longer play at showsAnd I cringe every time it's on the radioAnd I think of Nathan being placed in a homeAnd all the medicine you fed usAnd how I just wanted you to taste your own, butNow the medications taken overAnd your mental states deteriorating slowAnd I'm way too old to cry, that shit's painful thoughBut ma, I forgive you, so does Nathan yoAll you did, all you saidYou did your best to raise us bothFoster care, that cross you bareFew may be as heavy as yoursBut I love you Debbie MathersOh what a tangled web we have, causeOne thing I never asked wasWhere the fuck my deadbeat dad wasFuck it I guess he had troubleKeeping up with every addressBut I'd rather of flipped every mattressEvery rock and desert cactusOwn a collection of maps and followed my kidsTo the edge of the atlasSomeone ever moved them from me?That you could bet your ass'sIf I had to come down the chimney dressed as SantaKidnap themAnd although one has met their grandmaOnce you pulled up in our drive one nightAs we were leaving to get some hamburgersMe, her and Nate, we introduced you, hugged youAnd as you left I had this overwhelming sadnessCome over meAs we pulled off to go our separate paths, andI saw your headlights as I looked backAnd I'm mad I didn't get the chance toThank you for being my mom and my dadSo Mom, please accept this as a tributeI wrote this on the jetI guess I had to get this off my chestI hope I get the chance to lay it before I'm deadThe stewardess said to fasten my seatbeltI guess we're crashingSo if I'm not dreamingI hope you get this messageThat I'll always love you from afarCause you're my mamaI guess we are who we areHeadlights shining in the dark night I drive onMaybe we took this too farI want a new lifeOne without a causeSo I'm coming home tonightWell, no matter what the costAnd if the plane goes downAnd if the crew can't wake me upWell, just know that I'm alrightAnd I was not afraid to dieEven if there's songs to singMy children will carry meJust know that I'm alrightI was not afraid to dieBecause I put my faith in my new girlSo I never say goodbye cruel worldJust know that I'm alrightI am not afraid to dieI guess we are who we areHeadlights shining in the dark night I drive onMaybe we took this too farI want a new life
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