I bought flowers from a drifter Cut my hand on a thorn Straight across the fate line I'm no palm reader But I doubt that's the sign that I was looking for Rainy night in California Told me he fought in the war And I'm so desperate to do the right thing I'm not sure what that even is anymore He found a bus stop to weather the storm I'm gonna stand up straight I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid Mom, I want you to know I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home Faded light from the projector Spitting summer out on a screen The pool we swam in caved in years ago We filled it up with furniture and concrete I saw right from wrong then The lines were simple and clean Now all the people I was taught would be heroes Are acting like cowards, killers, and thieves. I'm loosing track of who the good guys are supposed to be I'm gonna stand up straight I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid Dad, I want you to know I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home Coming undone at the seams Stress fractures and muted dreams Oh, please Undone at the seams Stress fractures and muted dreams Oh, please Undone at the seams Stress fractures and muted dreams Oh I'm gonna stand up straight I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid Mom, I want you to know I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home Stand up straight I'm gonna clear my throat and speak out unafraid Dad, I want you to know I'm letting everything you taught me guide me home