Miles

I wipe the sweat off my shirt sleeve And find my own way home in the dark It's quiet here when it's just me And no one else seems To need another part I can take care of myself Where I come from I don't need no one else I've learned not bury my eyes Now I can see for miles My little brother is growing up Hold on to that childlike wonder We had when we were young Fighting monsters under our beds Just remember the ones that we see When we're wasted Will stay in our heads You take care of yourself Where we come from We don't need no one else Please don't bury your eyes 'Cause you could see for miles Miles And to my mother So sad to see you roam A silent martyr in these hallways Like a ghost And to my father Do you hear a word I say I don't need lessons learned anymore I just want you to tell me that it's all okay I can take care of myself Where I come from I don't need no one else I know not to bury my eyes Now I can see for miles Miles My uncles my music once owed so much Chose a hot headed anger That burned every bridge that he touched As I stood on top of mine Too late to realize it was never high enough And I fell for miles