High Expectations

Father
What did I miss?
I lost the key to my own happiness
It's strange how we all cope
With the knowledge the fault is our own
The pressure of being alone
It's strange how losing hope
Is a magnet for those who have far
Too much hope to spare

And the wheels in my mind won't turn
If the weight of your kindness burns

Father
Who do you know?
Cuz the boy that you loved left home
A long long time ago
Is it fair?
Is it right to assume
He'd return himself to you?
Like an often borrowed tool
Used but not changed
(Mended but not maimed)
Oh how I wish
Things could stay the same
We could go back to the day I left
And tell me not to stray
But now it's too late

And the weight
Of your kindness burns
So the wheels in my mind don't turn
And I shut down

It's strange how we all cope
It's strange how you find hope
Life is short
And it's all I've got left to do
Take this song
It's the only way I know to talk to you

Your sweetness is too much for me
Your sweetness is too