Youth

East is the way that I shouldn't go

I've been holdin' onto us again

I know, I know it's my own mind

Plead with the things I can't control

So leave the door open it's worth the toll

I need you like a child

You're somewhere in my bones

I hate you for a while

Then forgive you, I swear I know

It's like home

It doesn't really matter how far you go

I gave you my youth

But you kept the kid

He's still in your arms

When I picture him

Now I wonder if

He'll ever live

The life for himself

A life you're not in

I can't remember all the things I'm supposed to feel

(It's getting old now)

I swear this life it used to hold a little hope

(Then it burned out)

And maybe I

Maybe I could take it back

But I need you for that

So don't deny it

You hold me still

Like there's no guilt

My eyes they wilt

Looking for a sign

The part of me you keep is still mine

I gave you my youth

But you kept the kid

He's still in your arms

When I picture him

Now I wonder if

He'll ever live

The life for himself

A life you're not in

I gave you my youth

He's still in your arms

Now I wonder if

I'll ever live

The life for myself

A life you're not in