Looking back I never realized
What kind of pain I brought before your eyes
I never knew what damage I have done
Until you started to run
With every push and every shove
I never showed you love
If only I could see the look in your eyes
As I do now, I don’t blame you
If I only would’ve listened
I would have heard your cries
Now realizing you never saw monsters
Crawling around in the night
Now I understand the reason for your fright
Never grasping for what I have
Now I look back and think of what I had
Now that you’re old enough you seem to know
The love that I never gave, the love I didn’t show
The tears that ran from your eyes, unanswered promise
Only promising lies and abused truth
If only I could go back and change what you see
I would never look into you and be ashamed of seeing me
