You crossed the T's and dotted the I's
You signed away another 4 years...

I watched you walk away when I was ten
like you didn't even care at all...

Tears of worry on his checks
as he says goodbye for six months...

Written in stone the plan faded with age
all of a sudden the golden rules changed...

I couldn't help but cry
even after I promised to be strong...

I hate to lie
But I lied again today...

The hands on the clock twiched as it struck one
but no one noticed till it was a moment to late...

I couldn't see your eyes last night
the shadows were casted just right...

Not yet grown up
but old enough to find his way...

That was me up there
pulling on those locks of hair...

The look of surrender in your eyes nearly made me...
And the way your eyes filled with tears made me...

I noticed you didn't smile today
and your hair wasn't combed back...