What Not To

The thing I want the most

Is what I never had

I finally met a girl that I can picture it all with

What scares me the most

Is what I'll be to her

What if I wind up being exactly like you were?

Oh, yeah, I don't know a thing about settling down

Making a home out of a ranch-style house

Or someday raising up a baby

Or hell, maybe even a few

When it gets hard how do I not leave?

How do I do 'em better than you did me?

I gotta admit I don't know what to do

But thanks to you, I know what not to

I know not to touch the bottle

When I'm up against the wall

I know why they call them pain pills 'cause pain is all they cause

And I really wish I didn't

But I know all too well

Not to leave a 10-year-old to throw a ball all by himself

Yeah, I don't know a thing about settling down

Making a home out of a ranch-style house

Or someday raising up a baby

Or hell, maybe even a few

When it gets hard how do I not leave?

How do I do 'em better than you did me?

I gotta admit I don't know what to do

But thanks to you, I know what not to

Momma said you don't pray no more

Breaks my heart so I do it for you

'Cause I still miss you, and I'm gonna be what you wanted to be

What you tried to be

What you couldn't be

Even though

Yeah, I don't know a thing about settling down

Making a home out of a ranch-style house

Or someday raising up a baby

Or hell, maybe even a few

When it gets hard how do I not leave?

How do I do 'em better than you did me?

I gotta admit I don't know what to do

But thanks to you, I know what not to