(Verse 1)
I can’t seem to get out of this town,
Every corner holds me down,
Still at home, still feeling small,
Fighting shadows, I’m losing it all.
(Pre-Chorus)
Lost in this broken society,
At only 17, where’s the light for me?
Stuck with the pain you left behind,
These memories haunt me, they’re hard to unwind.
(Chorus)
These roads have your tire prints,
The pothole you dodged still hasn’t been fixed,
My friend’s dad remembers you well,
Said you were trouble, in all the stories he’d tell.
So tell me, father, what was the deal?
Was it the pills, or the boy who couldn’t heal?
Was it the man who never cared?
It was none, it was all,
It was you, the truth laid bare.
(Verse 2)
Every day feels like a fight,
Anxiety creeping in at night,
Did the darkness swallow you whole?
Did you lose your way, lose control?
(Pre-Chorus)
Lost in this broken society,
At only 17, where’s the hope for me?
Stuck with the pain you left behind,
These memories haunt me, they’re hard to unwind.
(Chorus)
These roads have your tire prints,
The pothole you dodged still hasn’t been fixed,
My friend’s dad remembers you well,
Said you were trouble, in all the stories he’d tell.
So tell me, father, what was the deal?
Was it the pills, or the boy who couldn’t heal?
Was it the man who never cared?
It was none, it was all,
It was you, the truth laid bare.
(Bridge)
Now I’m standing at the crossroads,
Trying to find my way,
But the echoes of your choices,
Haunt me every day.
I’m searching for a reason,
In the silence of the night,
But the shadows of your absence,
Keep me from the light.
(Chorus)
These roads have your tire prints,
The pothole you dodged still hasn’t been fixed,
My friend’s dad remembers you well,
Said you were trouble, in all the stories he’d tell.
So tell me, father, what was the deal?
Was it the pills, or the boy who couldn’t heal?
Was it the man who never cared?
It was none, it was all,
It was you, the truth laid bare.
(outro)
I’m walking through this pain,
Trying to break these chains,
But the scars run deep,
And the memories won’t sleep.
It was you,
All along,
The pain, the hurt, the wrongs—
It was you.
AnnaJoslin
