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LYRICFLUENTHeadlights Lyrics by Eminem Eminem , Nate Ruess
Below, you will find the lyrics for Headlights by Eminem.
Mom
I know I let you down
And though you say the days are happy
Why is the power off, and I'm up?
And mom, I know he's not around
But don't you place the blame on me
As you pour yourself another drink, yeah
Verse 1
I went in headfirst
Never thinking about who what I said hurt
Verse 1
In what verse
My mom probably got it the worst
Verse 1
The brunt of it, but as stubborn as we are
Did I take it too far?
Verse 1
'Cleanin' Out My Closet' and all them other songs
But regardless I don't hate you, 'cause Ma!
You're still beautiful to me, 'cause you're my mom
Though far be it from you to be calm
Our house was Vietnam
Desert storm, and both of us put together
Verse 1
Could form an atomic bomb
Equivalent to chemical warfare
And forever we could drag this on and on
But, agree to disagree
That gift for me up under the Christmas tree
Verse 1
Don't mean to me
You're kicking me out?
It's fifteen degrees and it's Christmas Eve
Verse 1
Little prick, just leave
Ma, let me grab my coat
Anything to have each other's goats
Why we always at each other's throats?
Especially when dad, he us both
We're in the same boat
You'd think that'd make us close
Further away it drove us
But together, headlights shine and a car full of belongings
Verse 1
Still got a ways to go
Back to grandma's house, it's straight up the road
And I was the man of the house, the oldest
So my shoulders carried the weight of the load
Then Nate got taken away by the state at eight years old, and
That's when I realized you were sick
And it wasn't fixable or changable
And to this day we remained estranged
And I hate it though, but
Chorus 2
I guess we are who we are
Headlights shining in the dark night, I drive on
Maybe we took this too far
Verse 2
'Cause to this day we remain estranged and I hate it though
'Cause you ain't even get to witness your grandbabies grow
But I'm sorry mamma for 'Cleanin' Out My Closet'
At the time I was angry
Rightfully? Maybe so
Verse 2
Never meant that far to take it though, 'cause
Now I know it's not your fault
And I'm not making jokes
Verse 2
That song I no longer play at shows
And I cringe every time it's on the radio
And I think of Nathan being placed in a home
And all the medicine you fed us
And how I just wanted you to taste your own, but
Now the medication's taken over
And your mental state's deteriorating slow
And I'm way too old to cry, the ****'s painful though
But Ma, I forgive you, so does Nathan, yo
All you did, all you said
You did your best to raise us both
Verse 2
Foster Care, that cross you bear
Few may be as heavy as yours
Verse 2
But I love you Debbie Mathers
What a tangled web we have, 'cause
One thing I never asked was
Where the my deadbeat dad was
It, I guess he had trouble
Keeping up with every address
But I'd have flipped every mattress
Every rock and desert cactus
Owned a collection of maps and followed my kids
To the edge of the atlas
If someone ever moved 'em from me
That you could've bet your asses
If I had to come down the chimney dressed as Santa
Kidnap them
And although one has only met their grandma
Once you pulled up in our drive one night
As we were leaving to get some hamburgers
Me, her and Nate, we introduced you, hugged you
And as you left I had this overwhelming sadness
Come over me
As we pulled off to go our separate paths, and
I saw your headlights as I looked back
And I'm mad I didn't get the chance to
Thank you for being my Mom and my Dad
So Mom, please accept this as a tribute
I wrote this on the jet
I guess I had to get this off my chest
I hope I get the chance to lay it before I'm dead
The stewardess said to fasten my seatbelt
I guess we're crashing
So if I'm not dreaming
I hope you get this message
That I will always love you from afar
'Cause you're my mom
I guess we are who we are
Headlights shining in the dark night, I drive on
Maybe we took this too far
I want a new life
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