Throwing in the Towel

Soda, I'm really a mess
Every night I worry myself to sleep
While you're watching cartoons
There ain't nothing I can do for you
I know that Ponyboy's really got a damn good heart
Something 'bout him that really could take him far
But I keep holding him down
I've run this family right into the ground

Maybe you'd be best without me
I don't know what else to say
I lost our brother and I lost my way
I think a fool could'a done better
Maybe I've been afraid to say
That I'm just not cut out for this
Just another failure on a growing list
And it's harder now than ever
It's more than I can take

There ain't no one to bail me out
There ain't no saving this now
I think I'm throwing in the towel

On the days when you feel like you're torn in two
Making dinner, paying bills that are overdue
You think that I don't see?
It'd go to hell if it was left up to me
And I don't know what we would do if you were not around
The one to keep the ship afloat when its going down
Darrel, I need you
And anyone can see that Pony does too
I know you love him
That's all you gotta do
And I don't know what else to say
I know you feel like you've lost your way
But I think you're doing better
Better than you know

If he comes back, there's a price to pay
What if they lock our brother away?
There ain't no way of knowin'
We've gotta get our brother home
This is the darkest hour of the darkest night
Looking up ahead, you can't see no light
But the time is now or never
There ain't no letting go

You might feel like you're givin' out
We need you more than ever now
Don't go throwing in the towel
I know your head is full of doubt
But brother, that's what love is all about
Don't go throwing in the towel

When you love someone that's all that you can do
There ain't no throwing in the towel