[Verse 1]
I wish that I had known in that first minute we met
The unpayable debt that I owed you
Because you'd been abused by the bone that refused you
And you hired me to make up for that

[Verse 2]
Walking in that room when you had tubes in your arms
Those singing morphine alarms out of tune
Kept you sleeping and even, and I didn't believe them
When they called you a hurricane thunderclap

[Verse 3]
When I was checking vitals, I suggested a smile
You didn't talk for a while, you were freezing
You said you hated my tone, it made you feel so alone
And so you told me I ought to be leaving

[Verse 4]
But something kept me standing by that hospital bed
I should have quit, but instead I took care of you
You made me sleep and uneven, and I didn't believe them
When they told me that there was no saving you

[Instrumental Outro]