mother's day

it was mother's day

when you came clean

we let the car run under the overpass like when we were teens

you said it ground you down

you said you made a mess

you said your world was grey and the kids were the only colour that was left

i think i spoke too soon

i always hate it when you cry

i should have told you then what i'm writing now

it kept me up all night

you're gonna be fine

mother's day comes and goes

summer will be here soon to chase the chill away

we'll chase regret out with the ghosts

you're gonna be fine

give it some time and you'll see

you'll have these east coast springs

three headstrong kids

you'll have jesus and you'll have me

you're gonna be fine

it was a parking lot

near that south carolina dive

i came unglued

i freaked you out

let the bees out of the hive

i let it go too long

long past the point of fun

i hadn't gotten it all out of my system yet

i said i'd move on

i was done

i think i spoke too soon

i always hate to make you cry

like on mother's day when you told me again

folks like us are never satisfied

but we're gonna be fine

just like you told me before

oh i can pick back up and get to work

or i can walk right out the door

but i'm gonna be fine

to carolina to sea

we'll have heads like hives on mother's day

so thank you jesus for the bees

we're gonna be fine

on mother's day

gonna be fine

on mother's day

i'm gonna be fine