Sorry the Very Next Day

When I was younger I used to wish you were out of my mind But now that I'm older I think of you all the time I couldn't understand when I was small 'Cause you were strong and standing six feet tall Why your legs would crumble under you and you'd fall? And I never could figure it out When you'd come home You'd scream and shout I'd just turn my head and run Come back when you were done Cry myself to sleep cursing your name And you were sorry when the next day came I gathered my anger I built a wall no one could break through Then I grew colder Made it especially hard for you I couldn't understand it if I tried You had so much honor, such pride How something was eating you up inside And I know that it was wrong of me How I never even tried to see How you kicked the bottle for peace of mind Then all too late, I found a friend in you Did all the things that good friends do Worked together and talked about girls Talked of dreams and traveling the world Then your life was taken away And I was sorry the very next day When I was younger I used to wish you were out of my mind Now that I'm older I think of you all the time