Veins of My Mother

I dreamed I was flying In your kitchen Caught up in a rush Of wishing You'll never find love Just by looking And hanging on feels Like gym class When I was 12 When I touch the ceiling All my strength fails I let the ground I never thought my body would wear out Don't leave me Don't turn your back You were always the strong one And I was the needy Don't leave me Honey, I can fix this You know it's hard for An orphan to give up All the things you never said I got old while I was waiting What brought me home was weariness Not all the things you never said Like I love you I'm sorry I forgive you My DNA pulsed Through the veins of my mother How do I know myself since I've never met her? Sometimes the stars you wish on were airplanes Maybe that's why you never came When the light hits my face It just takes a minute to remember Then I feel stupid Don't leave me Don't turn your back You were always the strong one And I was the needy Don't leave me Sugar I can fix this You know it's hard for An orphan to give up Oh it's hard for An orphan to give up