Keeper

The first time I was high I saw my mother in the flesh She looked me in the eyes and told me Son you are bereft and ruthless To yourself but when it comes to other people's stress You hold it in your chest You hold it in your neck Son I see the way you twitch your eyes and scratch your arms Never could sit still for long Even in my belly how you loved to dance along To other people's songs Da da da da And I would've been your keeper But I guess that's over now And I would've let you cry it out But I'm 6 feet underground And I'll be damned if you're not gonna learn How to love yourself somehow So be a keeper of the love that you get Yeah you're worthy Don't ever forget that The last time I was high I had this little realization It seemed kind of profound Floating out in space above my station Every step we take Must come from a place of love Did you learn what love was? And I would've been your keeper But I guess that's over now And I would've built your confidence But I'm 6 feet underground And I'll have died for nothing If you don't learn to love yourself So be a keeper of the love that you find They'll tell you it's uncool pay them no mind Cause you're just like me kid Patient and kind Be a keeper of the love you find