I wish that I had known in that first minute we met

The unpayable debt that I owed you

'Cause you'd been abused by the bone that refused you

And you hired me to make up for that

Walking in that room when you had tubes in your arms

Those singing morphine alarms, out of tune

Kept you sleeping and even, and I didn't believe them

When they called you a hurricane thunderclap

When I was checking vitals, I suggested a smile

You didn't talk for a while, you were freezing

You said you hated my tone, it made you feel so alone

And so you told me I ought to be leaving

But something kept me standing by that hospital bed

I should have quit but instead I took care of you

You made me sleep and uneven, and I didn't believe them

When they told me that there was no saving you