I knew a boy once when I was small
A towhead blond with eyes of salt
He played the drum in the marching band
His parents cared more about the Bible
I knew a boy once when I was small
A towhead blond with eyes of salt
He played the drum in the marching band
His parents cared more about the Bible
Than being good to their own child
He wore long sleeves 'cause of his dad
And somehow we fell out of touch
Hope he took his bad deal and made a royal flush
Don't know if I'll see you again someday
But if you're out there, I hope that you're okay
[Verse 2]
My middle school friend grew up alone
She raised her brothers on her own
Her parents hated who she loved
She couldn't wait to go to college
She was tired, 'cause she was brought into a world
Where family was merely blood
Does she know how proud I am she was created?
With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred?
We don't talk much, but I just gotta say
I miss you, and I hope that you're okay
[Bridge]
Address the letters to the holes in my butterfly wings
Nothing's forever, nothing's as good as it seems
And when the clouds won't iron out
And the monsters creep into your house
Every door is hard to close
[Outro]
Well, I hope you know how proud I am you were created
With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred
But, God, I hope that you're happier today
Cause I love you
And I hope that you're okay
Jeg kendte en dreng engang, da jeg var lille
En towhead blond med øjnene af salt
Han spillede tromlen i marcherende band
Hans forældre plejet mere om Bibelen
End at være god til deres eget barn
Han var iført lange ærmer 'årsagen til hans far
Og en eller anden måde faldt vi ude af trit
Håber han tog sin dårlig aftale og gjorde en royal flush
Ved ikke om jeg vil se dig igen en dag
Men hvis du er derude, jeg håber, at du er okay
[Vers 2]
Min mellemskole ven voksede op alene
Hun løftede hendes brødre på hendes egen
Hendes forældre hadede hvem hun elskede
Hun kunne ikke vente med at gå på college
Hun var træt, fordi hun blev bragt ind i en verden
Hvor familien var blot blod
Er hun ved, hvor stolt jeg er hun blev skabt?
Med modet til at aflære alle deres had?
Vi taler ikke meget, men jeg skal bare sige
Jeg savner dig, og jeg håber, at du er okay
[Bro]
Adresse brevene til hullerne i mine sommerfuglevinger
Intet er for evigt, intet er så godt som det ser ud
Og når skyerne ikke vil udjævne
Og monstrene krybe ind i dit hus
Hver dør er svært at tæt
[Outro]
Nå, jeg håber du ved, hvor stolt jeg er du blev skabt
Med modet til at aflære alle deres had
Men, Gud, jeg håber, at du er gladere i dag
Fordi jeg elsker dig
Og jeg håber, at du er okay