father, teach me how to be a better man I carved a crib from wood, but I don't know how to lift it father, teach me how to be a better man I built a cup from clay, but I don't know how to fill it
if the stars are saying something they all look the same to me I could never read them now they're looking more like mystery
mother, teach me how to be a better man I wrote a lullaby, but I don't know how to sing it mother, teach me how to be a better man I bought a gift of gold, but I don't know where to put it
if stories are for telling they all sound the same to me I could never believe them now it's looking more and more like I missed the sound of all the angels singing when the ground shook, looking more and more like I should just go back to bed try to empty out my head and be a boy again