Cheers

I watched a dream die Saw the flicker fall from the prettiest eyes Too young to realize that this would stick with me for all my life You went away for days to find better ways to better you and I And I apologize, apologize, I should have been more wise I should have been more wise She said, "Cheers, here's to her very last year" So happy you all could be here, oh, so sincere And I can't seem to get my conscience clear It's true, she said, "This song's for you And all I've put you through" I just wanted to make you proud A tear fell down and they screamed out loud here I gave you broken glass and when you asked I said this was my heart and how you make me feel Hard to conceal when it's all torn apart You gave me all you had, the good and bad So who am I to choose? Confused, so much to lose Only time can heal the memories that bruise The memories that bruise She said, "Cheers, here's to her very last year" So happy you all could be here, oh, so sincere And I can't seem to get my conscience clear It's true, she said, "This song's for you And all I've put you through" I just wanted to make you proud A tear fell down and they screamed out loud Broken, balled up in the bottom of a bottle Time tick the hours of the day, hoping for tomorrow Sorrow swept the north side of Chicago She off track but that's my momma, I'ma follow To see me stumbling was the hardest sip to swallow So I wallowed in the back wash of wishes Dying each day in the dumbest of conditions Far from what she visioned but she happy that we living Finally pulled herself together with the grace that had been given I shortly after did the same, no intervention And this is how I say "I love you", my only intentions And this is how I say "I love you", cheers She said, "Cheers, here's to her very last year" So happy you all could be here oh, so sincere And I can't seem to get my conscience clear It's true, she said, "This song's for you And all I've put you through" I just wanted to make you proud A tear fell down and they screamed out loud here, here