My suits don't fit right now
But then you didn't give a warning
So I'm in a jacket and black jeans
Outside your mother's church
On a day of mourning
The windshield's sweating out the last muggy day of September
And I can't remember what it was that we last spoke
I'm learning lately you can't run away from what is in your marrow, what is in your bones
Inside waits a family
I choose to never see
Life's circumstances are convenient
For avoiding hearts
All worn upon their sleeves
They asked me here to sing for you,
I did my level best to say no, no, no, no, no, no
But I'm learning lately you can't run away from what is in your marrow
What is in your bones
I've decided that I'm done with running
Without yet knowing what that will mean
Every step I take across that parking lot, slows down like a movie scene
Now it's time and I close my eyes, sing as hard as I can
Proud as hell of my mom, that she went on that trip like she had planned
Your brother was my first best friend, now I'm desperate to avoid his eyes
Suddenly it's over and I make my way back, trying not to cry
Learning that you can't run away from what is in your marrow
What is in your bones
What is in your bones
I used to think that if I stayed away from our families, more cautionary tales
I could stifle down the parts of me I see in their broken hearts beyond repair
But it's just as bad for me to hide from them as it was for you
To pretend everything was okay
Learning that you can't run away from what is in your marrow
You can't run away from what is in your marrow
What is in your bones
What is in your bones
What is in your bones
What is in your bones