I could have been a better brother I can't apologize forever For everything that isn't me I could have been a better lover I could have been a better son I could have been a better man I'm sorry for the pain I caused you And all the worries that I gave

And I would give all this and heaven too I would give it all if only for a moment That I could just understand The meaning of the word you see 'Cause I've been scrawling it forever But it never makes sense to me at all But with all my education I can't

I couldn't hide from the thunder In the sky full of song Hold me down, I'm so tired now Aim your arrow at the sky Take me down, I'm too tired now I thought that I was flying But maybe I'm dying tonight Grab me by my ankles I've been flying for too long

Well how could we have known? I'll tell them it's not so hard to tell, no, no, no If you keep adding stones It's enough to make me cry Soon the water will be lost in the well That don't seem like it would make it feel better Instead they'll say There's

Didn't think it would take this long To see the things that you've been doing Didn't think I could wait this long To make the point that you've been proving I wish we all could make it The point that you've been proving The country's gone to hell But

Momma you may be 3 years older but you hot (gimme that) You be talking like you like what I got (gimme that) You could be in the back saying (gimme, gimme, gimme) I know you like it how I lean in the 'lac I know you like it how I lean in the 'lac,

I swear you won't be sorry Ooh, nah nah nah, ooh, nah nah nah So come on, baby, open up You know I never ever judge I want your whole, whole heart, lay it on me I want your whole, whole heart, give me that You doubt I could be your safety net What now?

That's why I Slipped out the back before you knew I was there You know me I used to get caught up in everyday life Trying to make it through my day so I could sleep at night Tried to figure out my way through the maze of rights and wrongs But like you

You know the feeling of something half remembered Of something that never happened, yet you recall it well You know the feeling of recognizing someone That you've never met as far as you could tell, well Laura is the face in the misty light Footsteps

All that's left is a band of gold All that's left of the dreams I hold Is a band of gold Now that you've gone And the memories Of what love could be If you were Still here with me You took me from the shelter of a mother I had never known