Headlights
[Verse 1: Nate Reuss]MomI know I let you downAnd though you say the days are happyWhy is the power off, and I'm fucked up?And mom, I know he's not aroundBut don't you place the blame on meAs you pour yourself another drink
[Hook: Nate Reuss]I guess we are who we areHeadlights shining in the dark night I drive onMaybe we took this too far
[Verse 2: Eminem]I went in headfirstNever thinking about who what I said hurt, in what verseMy mom probably got it the worstThe brunt of it, but as stubborn as we areDid I take it too far?Cleaning out my closet and all them other songsBut regardless I don't hate you cause ma!You're still beautiful to me, cause you're my momThough far be it for you to be calling, my house was VietnamDesert Storm and both of us put together can form an atomic bomb equivalent to Chemical warfareAnd forever we can drag this on and onBut, agree to disagreeThat gift from me up under the Christmas tree don't mean shit to meYou're kicking me out? It's 15 degrees and it's Christmas Eve (little prick just leave)Ma, let me grab my fucking coat, anything to have each other's goatsWhy we always at each others throats? Especially when dad, he fucked us bothWe're in the same fucking boat, you'd think that it'd make us close (nope)Further away that drove us, but together headlights shine, a car full of belongingsStill got a ways to go, back to grandma's house it's straight up the roadAnd I was the man of the house, the oldest, so my shoulders carried the weight of the loadThen Nate got taken away by the state at 8 years old, andThat's when I realized you were sick and it wasn't fixable or changableAnd to this day we remained estranged and I hate it though, but
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[Verse 3: Eminem]Cause to this day we remain estranged and I hate it thoughCause you ain't even get to witness your grand baby's growthBut I'm sorry mama for Cleaning Out My Closet, at the time I was angryRightfully maybe so, never meant that far to take it though, causeNow I know it's not your fault, and I'm not making jokesThat song I no longer play at shows and I cringe every time it's on the radioAnd I think of Nathan being placed in a homeAnd all the medicine you fed usAnd how I just wanted you to taste your own, butNow the medications taken over and your mental states deteriorating slowAnd I'm way too old to cry, that shit's painful thoughBut ma, I forgive you, so does Nathan yoAll you did, all you said, you did your best to raise us bothFoster care, that cross you bare, few may be as heavy as yoursBut I love you Debbie Mathers, oh what a tangled web we have, causeOne thing I never asked was where the fuck my deadbeat dad wasFuck it I guess he had trouble keeping up with every addressBut I'd of flipped every mattress, every rock and desert cactusOwn a collection of maps and followed my kids to the edge of the atlasSomeone ever moved them from me? That you could bet your ass'sIf I had to come down the chimney dressed as Santa, kidnap themAnd although one has met their grandmaOnce you pulled up in our drive one night as we were leaving to get some handburgersMe, her and Nate, we introduced you, hugged youAnd as you left I had this overwhelming sadness come over meAs we pulled off to go our separate paths, andI saw your headlights as I looked backAnd I'm mad I didn't get the chance to thank you for being my Mom and my DadSo Mom, please accept this as a tribute I wrote this on the jetI guess I had to get this off my chest, I hope I get the chance to lay it before I'm deadThe stewardess said to fasten my seatbelt, I guess we're crashingSo if I'm not dreaming, I hope you this message that I'll always love you from afarCause you're my mama...
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[Verse 4: Nate Reuss]I want a new lifeOne without a causeSo I'm coming home tonightWell no matter what the costAnd if the plane goes downAnd if the crew can't wake me upJust know that I was alrightAnd I was not afraid to dieEven if there's songs to singMy children will carry meJust know that I'm alrightI was not afraid to dieBecause I put my faith in my new girlSo I never say goodbye cruel worldJust know that I'm alrightI am not afraid to die
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