When I heard a song like this I'd turn away
Coming at me with those chords my dad would play
Now mirrors frighten me, I hear them say
"Did you think the child would leave some other way?"
Oh, if I could speak to him he'd know
A simple song can help to slow the bleeding
Some people stay, some people don't
Last year I had to let him go
Angry young man hadn't been to war
Hadn't found my faith in what we're fighting for
Swing till my hands were broken, I felt them crack
That boy is gone and he ain't coming back
Oh, if I could speak to him he'd know
A simple song can help to slow the bleeding
Some people stay, some people don't
Last year I had to let him go
Now mirrors frighten me, I hear them say
"Did you think the child would leave some other way?"
Oh, if I could speak to him he'd know
A simple song can help to slow the bleeding
Some people stay, some people don't
Last year I had to let him go