Humble Servant

And on that day in early May
I caught your and you looked away
But I knew every word you weren't gonna say

So we pretended it was fine
Careful not to snag the oxygen line
That kept you alive for another day
Just hold on the kids are on their way

And I wish that you had told the truth
And trusted me to honor you
The way I always tried to then

But you were always one for telling lies
And never good at tough goodbyes
So I guess in that way it was a fitting end
I wish that I could see you again

But no more stories it's time for lights out
And I can't remember what your last one was about
And I tried to ask you but the words caught in my mouth
And now it's haunting me

And my mother said it's for the best
The most tortured man can finally rest
But there's no comfort knowing that she's right
I didn't go to sleep that night
Still too scared to turn off the light without you