Basement

Down some dark stairs to a basement

Is where I found you

We were both young, walking our own paths

And I found you

There in the basement

How we argued, how we fought

I said, "Come," and you said, "Stay"

Wish I'd known what was ahead of you

I let you go and as I walked away

I regret the choices that we made

Now you fight a different demon every day

And I wish I was stronger when it came to taking you away

And I am sorry for the choices that I made

But I was young and you were younger

When it all changed that day

All these years I have loved him

Felt I failed you

I was older, I should never

Have left you

There in the basement

You were fragile, you were fierce

Wouldn't listen to my pleas

Wish I'd known what was ahead of you

I let you stay and as I walked away

I regret the choices that we made

Now you fight a different demon every day

And I wish I was stronger when it came to taking you away

And I am sorry for the choices that I made

But I was young and you were younger

When it all

And if I could take your place, I would have

And if I could take your pain, I would have

And if I could turn back time, I would have

And if I never left you

Now you fight a different demon every day

And I wish I was stronger when it came to taking you away

And I am sorry for the choices that I made

But I was young and you were younger

When it all changed that day

Oh