I stayed up drinking in the basement While you were sleeping all alone You let me sleep in while you were pacing Probably chewed your fingers to the bone I should have been there when you woke up I should have been there when you were scared I should have been there when you needed me I should have been there And so we drove to the hospital You said everything would be just fine So I drove home to pack my clothes Like you do yours and I'll do mine I should have been there when the earth started to tremble I should have been there when you were scared I should have been there when you needed me I should have been there Your eyes looked black when you tried them for the first time And they rushed you off to make sure that you were fine As you laid upon your mother's chest I made a promise to myself that I'd be there I'll be there when you wake up I'll be there when you're scared I'll be there when you need me the most I'll be there