When I picturemyhometown, there's a bronzespraytanstatueofyouand a plaqueunderneathitthatthreatenstopushmedownthestairsatourschoolanditwasalwaysthesamesearingpainbut I dreamedthatoneday I couldsayallthattimeyouwerethrowingpunches I wasbuildingtheskyasthebloodwasgushingbut I can't forgetthewayyoumademehealanditwasn't a fairfightor a cleankilleachtimethatAmystompedacrossmygraveandthenshewroteheadlinesinthelocalpaperlaughingateachbabystep I takeanditwasalwaysthesamesearingpainbut I prayedthatoneday I couldsayallthattimeyouwerethrowingpunches I wasbuildingsomethingand I couldn't waittoshowyouitwasrealscreamfuckyouAmytothenightskyasthebloodwasgushingbut I can't forgetthewayyoumademehealeveryoneknowsthatmymotheris a saintlywomanbutsheusedtosayshewishedthatsheweredead I pushupthehillyourwordsarestilljustringinginmyheadringinginmyhead I wrote a thousandsongsthatyoufinduncool I built a legacythatyoucan't undobutwhen I countthescarvesthere's a momentoftruththattherewouldn't bethisiftherehadn't beenyouandmaybeyou'vereframeditandinyourmindyouneverbeatmyspiritblackandblue I don't thinkyou'vechangedmuchandso I changedyournameandanyrealdefiningcluesandonedayyourkidcomeshomesinging a songthatonlyustwoisgonnaknowisaboutyouallthattimeyouwerethrowingpunchesitwasallfornothingand I doubtitlookssosmallfromwayupherescreamthankyouAmytothenightskyandthestarsarestunningbecause I can't forgetthewayyoumademehealeveryoneknowsthatmymotheris a saintlywomanbutsheusedtosayshewishedthatsheweredeadso I pushedeachboulderupthathillyourwordswerestilljustringinginringinginmyheadthankyouAmyyou
When I picturemyhometown, there's a bronzespraytanstatueofyouand a plaqueunderneathitthatthreatenstopushmedownthestairsatourschoolanditwasalwaysthesamesearingpainbut I dreamedthatoneday I couldsayallthattimeyouwerethrowingpunches I wasbuildingtheskyasthebloodwasgushingbut I can't forgetthewayyoumademehealanditwasn't a fairfightor a cleankilleachtimethatAmystompedacrossmygraveandthenshewroteheadlinesinthelocalpaperlaughingateachbabystep I takeanditwasalwaysthesamesearingpainbut I prayedthatoneday I couldsayallthattimeyouwerethrowingpunches I wasbuildingsomethingand I couldn't waittoshowyouitwasrealscreamfuckyouAmytothenightskyasthebloodwasgushingbut I can't forgetthewayyoumademehealeveryoneknowsthatmymotheris a saintlywomanbutsheusedtosayshewishedthatsheweredead I pushupthehillyourwordsarestilljustringinginmyheadringinginmyhead I wrote a thousandsongsthatyoufinduncool I built a legacythatyoucan't undobutwhen I countthescarvesthere's a momentoftruththattherewouldn't bethisiftherehadn't beenyouandmaybeyou'vereframeditandinyourmindyouneverbeatmyspiritblackandblue I don't thinkyou'vechangedmuchandso I changedyournameandanyrealdefiningcluesandonedayyourkidcomeshomesinging a songthatonlyustwoisgonnaknowisaboutyouallthattimeyouwerethrowingpunchesitwasallfornothingand I doubtitlookssosmallfromwayupherescreamthankyouAmytothenightskyandthestarsarestunningbecause I can't forgetthewayyoumademehealeveryoneknowsthatmymotheris a saintlywomanbutsheusedtosayshewishedthatsheweredeadso I pushedeachboulderupthathillyourwordswerestilljustringinginringinginmyheadthankyouAmyyou