Colorado Straightedge - Best I Can Lyrics

She's late on her bills
Because she's raising two kids on her own
I bet she feels sorry for asking for money
From her parents who live in the hills
A knock on the door
It's her and she's asking again
She'll swear it's the last time, she'll promise you
She's doing the best that she can
How many people will never leave home
And wish they tried harder in high school?
How many dreams will you let go
Just to get by day after day?
He's tired of his job
And his back's giving out every day
He'll work 18 hours then come home to shower
Wake up and do it the next day
He's back to clock in
He swipes a card and lets out a sigh
For years he'll keep working until he is broken
A shell of a man left behind
He'll say it's temporary
He's just waiting for a promotion
And it'll be soon, he'll even promise you
He's doing the best that he can
How many people will never leave home
And wish they tried harder in high school?
How many dreams will you let go
Just to get by day after day?
Well I know how you feel (He knows how you feel)
Because of all of the time that I've wasted (All the time that he's wasted)
And if I had just one wish I'd go back and change it
Or stay there and live it again
I can't turn back time (He can't turn back time)
I'm stuck living with all my mistakes (All of these mistakes)
And I wish it were true, for now I promise you
I'm doing the best that I can
I'm all on my own
Wishing for someone to save me
And the holes in my shoes are all that I need to prove
I don't know how long I can take this
I don't know how long I can take this
I don't know how long I can take this