I see your tall back
I see your tall back slump
I see your black hair sprout grays
I see you eyes grow weak, as you turn to glasses with thick frames
You look out on the world, and things aren't as they seem
At 2 in the morning everything is a haze
Sleeping through the next day, a zombie in your own home
Your wife won't kiss you
Your kids won't hug you
Hoping for just an ounce of love
But you shove it all away with a simple shrug
As you throw back another shot
Draining your bank account
Leaving wife and children wondering
Where you are at 3 am
Stuck in a jail cell
DUI, faced with agression
I say leave him
Maybe he will learn this lesson
Through tough love, he will see his crimes
4 am rolls around and words come tumbling out of your mouth
Your on new sleeping pills but your eyes wont stay shut
I hear your voice, but don't make sense of your words
Now its 5 am, and its clear you've relapsed
I don't know how you made it home alive
Not this time
It's 6 am and I can hear angry voices
You and mom are arguing
Leaving her without any choices
It's 7 am and the work day begins, and you aren't here
I've stopped wondering where you went
8 am and I'm doing just fine
9 o'clock rolls around, and just like the tide you come rushing back in
Pulling the scab off, and the pain comes flooding in over the fresh wound
Trying to forgive, trying to forget
But you've got an after taste: sour and pungent
I try to love you, I hope you know that
But the harder I try, the older I get
The older I get, the farther you slip
You have my prayers
But my hands are tied on this.
The clock strikes midnight
I'm looking at the stars, wondering, if ever that you might find your way home