[Verse 1]
You were standing at the register freckle cheeked and starry-eyed
Jewelry in your septum, purple hair badly dyed
And I waded through the space between the two of us like memoirs
You were barely seventeen, nursing suicide scars

[Chorus]
Were that I could hold you like a father would
Through the tumultuous seasons of your childhood
I just looked you in the eyes and I believe that it was understood
I saw you

[Verse 2]
Now I’m alonе with thoughts of you
And there’s not a lot I can do
But I can sing a song for you if it makes you feel bеtter
Like a magic spell in melody
For all the kids like you and me
Who don’t know what they’re supposed to be
You are loved
You are treasured

[Chorus]
Were that I could hold you like a father would
Through the tumultuous seasons of your childhood
I will look you in the eye and I declare that you are good
[Verse 3]
I have not been there
I don't pretend to understand the pain you've known
But I have traveled well through places where light has never shown
You're not alone

[Chorus]
Were that I could hold you like a father would
Through the tumultuous seasons of your childhood
I will look you in the eye and I declare that you are good
And I see you