Youth

Is this the way I shouldn't go?
I've been holding onto us again
I know, I know it's my own mind
Plead with the things I can't control
So leave the door open, it's worth the toll

I need you like a child
You're somewhere in my bones
I'll hate you for a while
Then forgive you, it's what I know
It's like home
It doesn't really matter how far you go

I gave you my youth
But you kept the kid
He's still in your arms
When I picture him
Now I wonder if
He'll ever live
A life for himself
A life you're not in

I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know

I can't remember all the things I'm supposed to feel
(It's getting old now)
I swear this life, it used to hold a little hope
(But then it burned out)
And maybe I
Maybe I could take it back
But I need you for that
So don't deny it

You hold me still
Blind hands, no guilt
My eyes, they will
Looking for a sign
The part of me you keep is still mine

I gave you my youth
But you kept the kid
He's still in your arms
When I picture him
Now I wonder if
He'll ever live
A life for himself
A life you're not in

I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know
I know, I know, I know

I gave you my youth
He's still in your arms
Now I wonder if
I'll ever live
A life for myself
A life you're not in