[Verse 1]
I still have all those photographs
You still can't quite use the flash
I don't recall most things, but man, I try so hard
[Verse 2]
Wipe the tears from a face
Mom would break down once a day
Looking back I know that she tried so hard
Oh, mmm, mhm, oh
[Verse 3]
When I'd hide
From thunder
Scared that I'd wake my mother
If I were
My father
I'd wonder who's checking for monsters
[Verse 4]
Calls once a day, I'm still on base
You talk about times when we were young and I remember nothing
Nothing
Where is Kuwait, is that in the States?
I do what I'm told, 'cause I know nothing
Nothing
But when I'm old
I'll rеmember evеrything
The photographs home
And I'll feel everything
'Cause I'm your son
I'm your son
And that's all I want
Tours was written by Bartees Strange & Steph Marziano.
Tours was produced by Bartees Strange & Chris Connors & Graham Richman & Steph Marziano.
Bartees Strange released Tours on Fri Jun 17 2022.
This song is kind of about turning into your parents. My dad was in the military, and he would go on tour—he’d be gone for a couple months, and we would all miss him. And I remember just thinking, ‘Damn, when I grow up, I’m never gonna be gone this much!’ And now, I look at my life, and it’s like, I...