I watched a dream die

Saw the flicker fall from the prettiest eyes

Too young to realize that this would stick with me for all my life

You went away for days to find better ways to better you and I

And I apologize, apologize, I should have been more wise

I should have been more wise

She said, "Cheers, here's to her very last year"

So happy you all could be here, oh, so sincere

And I can't seem to get my conscience clear

It's true, she said, "This song's for you

and all I've put you through"

I just wanted to make you proud

A tear fell down and they screamed out loud here

I gave you broken glass and when you asked

I said this was my heart and how you make me feel

Hard to conceal when it's all torn apart

You gave me all you had, the good and bad

So who am I to choose?

Confused, so much to lose

Only time can heal the memories that bruise

The memories that bruise

She said, "Cheers, here's to her very last year"

So happy you all could be here, oh, so sincere

And I can't seem to get my conscience clear

It's true, she said, "This song's for you

and all I've put you through"

I just wanted to make you proud

A tear fell down and they screamed out loud

Broken, balled up in the bottom of a bottle

Time tick the hours of the day, hoping for tomorrow

Sorrow swept the north side of Chicago

She off track but that's my momma, I'ma follow

To see me stumbling was the hardest sip to swallow

So I wallowed in the back wash of wishes

Dying each day in the dumbest of conditions

Far from what she visioned but she happy that we living

Finally pulled herself together with the grace that had been given

I shortly after did the same, no intervention

And this is how I say "I love you", my only intentions

And this is how I say "I love you", cheers

She said, "Cheers, here's to her very last year"

So happy you all could be here oh, so sincere

And I can't seem to get my conscience clear

It's true, she said, "This song's for you

and all I've put you through"

I just wanted to make you proud

A tear fell down and they screamed out loud here, here