They Will Let You Down

When I was 14 They took me under wing Gave me some direction and taught me the songs to sing, yeah I was stoked, this was something special But the wheels would come off The glue would not hold When I was 16 They pulled up stakes and left Never said goodbye, no forwarding address, no And I would see them now and again But the damage had been done This wall's made of brick It's not about me, it's not my glory I'm not the main character in my story Lord, I can't see, it all come together My plans felt good, but Yours are always better When I was 18 I set out on my own Found new fellowship, a place that I could call home Made friends, wrote songs, formed bands and started playing shows Found a burning in my heart A fire that would grow When I was 22 We went our separate ways But some of the band dudes never went away, no Wrote more songs formed new bands, shuffle and repeat And after all of these years the fire's still burning It's not about me, it's not my glory I'm not the main character in my story Lord, I can't see, it all come together My plans felt good, but Yours are always better I don't hate you I'm just disappointed But my friends, these bands, the years Would never have happened if you didn't leave me When I was 16 When I was 16