Swing

Dear Dad
Heard you're doing well
You're back on your feet
Staying at some hotel
I hope one day when you're better again
We'll have dinner
Stay together, till the end

Hey Dad
Do you remember those swings
Out back in our yard
The ones you built for me
You and Mom
We always had the best time
We were happy
Life was just sublime

But now the only swinging I've done
Is deciding what to do with my life, I'm overcome
Back and forth, no way to move on
Just sitting on this swing

Holding on to the past, yeah, I'm only looking back
Can't forget, no, but it might give me a heart attack
Every day I swear that I'll push ahead
But then I start to think you want me dead
If we could take it all back we would
Because nothing's as it should

Dear Mom
Every day I miss you more
So why am I still feeling this torn
Every breath is another one you've missed
Wish we could've had dinner
Stayed together, till the end

Hey Mom
Why can't I forget the swings
You and Dad
Whose happiness never left
Until our family was together for the last time
Now you're gone
Life just can't be sublime

And now the only swinging I've done
Is deciding what to do with my life, I'm overcome
Back and forth, no way to move on
Just sitting on this swing

Holding on to the past, yeah, I'm only looking back
Can't forget, no, but it might give me a heart attack
Every day I swear that I'll push ahead
But then I start to think you want me dead
If we could take it all back we would
Because nothing's as it should

There's bottles smashing
Lights are flashing
Their minds are clashing
How did we get here
Their eyes are locked
He can't be stopped
Please stop the clock
Can we turn it back

Because I miss my swings
I miss the swings he made for me
I miss the way she smiled and he smiled back
I miss having the family I lack

But I guess I'm just holding on to the past
Trying desperately to make it last
But I don't think I can this time
And I don't think this life is sublime