I can remember the summer nights
By the lake house when I was young
we'd sit together by the camping fire
Singing from the top of our lungs, yeah

We built a treehouse that would shake and squeak
Which mamma had us tear right down
Looking back we should? ve let it be
Cause heaven? s gate is closed by now for you

I still remember when you held my hand
Said "you gotta be strong, and take care of your mom"
"And be a fighter that your old man has not been
And could not cope with"

I kick the bathroom door down and then
I hear a silent scream inside my head
Your eyes are miles away to really understand
I'm sorry, but I won't let you go
The thing is hanging from your arm and
How could you be so weak like that, man?
I read your silent lips while they say
"I'm sorry, but I'll have to go"

And that's the way you eased the pain from the sentence
The man in white coat gave you
And if we reached out helping hands again
Would you still choose to let them go?

Would you simply cry, or just apologize?
For giving up on mom, you screwed up her whole life
And started flying on that one way road again
The graveyard crow, yeah

I kick the bathroom door down and then
I hear a silent scream inside my head
Your eyes are miles away to really understand
I'm sorry, but I won't let you go
The thing is hanging from your arm and
How could you be so weak like that, man?
I read your silent lips while they say
"I'm sorry, but I'll have to go, please just let me go"