My Mom has herself a new man now
He seems quite cool but he drinks a lot
He talks about the game like you used to
She's trying hard but she still misses you
Your old guitar's still lying there
The songs you wrote still live in there
I'll hear those songs again when I can play
Life's pretty hard without you at Christmas time
Though I'm ok it'll never be the same
The kids at school can sometimes be quite cruel
But I made some friends and they all know the truth
Your old guitar's still lying there
The songs you wrote still live in there
I'll hear those songs again when I can play
I'll learn the things I need to know
I'll take Mom to a Springsteen show
I'll be the best son I can be
I'm gonna make you proud of me
I'll play the songs you wrote back then
I'll play them for my kids
When you went off to work that day we didn't know it was the end
I'll hear those songs again when I can play