Your Blood Awaits You

I met you down by the water

We talked about the reasons why

You haven't reached out to your daughter

It's eating you alive

You think about her every hour

And most of the time, you cry

Wonder if she's tryna stay sober

Tears seem to never dry

You got a note last week

Saying she wants to change her life

Wants to make amends, no alibi defense, consider

We didn't choose this life

She's all alone now

I know, she ripped your heart out

Since the final call, you've been numb

But don't you think it is time?

Take your family home, allow

Because your blood awaits you

Deep inside, you want to be her mom, oh

Drugs will never work, she discovered

Lost and such misery finds

Smack and pills became her lover

All the different minds

She always took after her father

A drunk, weak suffering kind

He's no longer with us, erasure

That time you were blind

You got a note last week

Saying she wants to change her life

Wants to make amends, no alibi defense, consider

We didn't choose this life

She's all alone now

I know, she ripped your heart out

Since the final call, you've been numb

But don't you think it is time?

Take your family home, allow

Because your blood awaits you

Deep inside, you want to be her mom

(For your concern, I thank you, mother)

(Forget me, I'm not here)

You got a note last week

Saying she wants to change her life

Wants to make amends, no alibi defense, consider

I know it's my turn to speak

And I'm sorry for the lies

Please tear down your pretense, I want to be your friend, not a trigger

(Forever is a long, long time)

We didn't choose this life

She's all alone now

I know, she ripped your heart out

Since the final call, you've been numb

But don't you think it is time?

Take your family home, allow

Because your blood awaits you

Deep inside, you want to be her mom

We didn't choose this life

She's all alone now

I know, she ripped your heart out

Since the final call, you've been numb

But don't you think it is time?

Take your family home, allow

Because your blood awaits you

Deep inside, you want to be her mom

Her mom