Carson

(album: You're Not A Bad Person, it's Just A Bad World - 2022)

Carson wanted to fit in just like you and me
He had it bad, ADHD
Kids are pure evil, just impossibly mean
Fourteen year old dead for me

I'm lying with my son, tucking him into bed
I read him a story, then I kissed his forehead
I pray hard if something happens
He's gonna know what to do

Carson, we been thinking 'bout you
Carson, we been thinking 'bout you
Wearing your birthday shoes
Wearing your birthday shoes

You wanted to fit in, you wanted somewhere to belong
Life won't be wasted, kids hear this song
They're gonna stand up and say something
They're gonna save a life

Keep your chin up, yeah
Put a smile on your face
These are the toughest days

Carson, we been thinking 'bout you
Carson, we been thinking 'bout you
Wearing your birthday shoes
Wearing your birthday shoes

They won't let up, you got no back up
It's a half-empty cup, turn your music up
Turn your music up, turn your music up
Turn your music up, turn your music up
Turn your music up, turn your music up
Turn your music, music, music up

Close those eyes, realize
Someday soon comes a brand-new moon
And we graduate from this cruel cartoon

This ain't going away, this ain't going away
This ain't going away