​never know why

[Verse 1]
I was going under, thinking about my mother
Having visions of her as a child
Trying to love her mother through a vodka bottle
And in this vision we were reconciled

[Chorus]
It's a long way to the meaning of a life
I know we'll get there together, on the other side
Of all this pain we feel, and never know why

[Post-Chorus 1]
My mother's strong and I am
My mother's child

[Verse 2]
I wish the love was stronger, between me and my father
I have visions of him as a child
Trying to love his father, through a heart's confusion
And in this vision we are reconciled

[Chorus]
And it's a long way to the meaning of a life
I know we'll get there together, on the other side
Of all this pain we feel, and never know why

[Post-Chorus 2 (Outro)]
My father's strong and I am
My father's child