[Verse 1]
Amber slipped away last night
Jim's still in the hospital
And with everything we went through with dad last year
That is a serious kick in the balls
None of us need this
Least of all young Caroline
Child, I'd be lying if I told you I thought that everything was going to be fine

[Chorus]
Caroline, I know things are desperate
But things will get better in the end
And every step you take forward is another step you never have to take again

[Verse 2]
You know her parents built her up
But then they let her fall aside
Now she has those scars on her legs that she won't explain
From when she disappeared that night
She says she's not a little girl anymore
Her hands, they don't need holding much
But the child that I've known since the day she was born is always going to need some human touch

[Chorus]
Caroline, I know things are desperate
But things will get better in the end
And every step you take forward is another step you never have to take again
[Bridge]
It tears me in half to remember your laugh
It tears me in half to remember your laugh

[Chorus]
Caroline, I know things are desperate
But things will get better in the end
And every step you take forward is another step you never have to take again
And every step you take forward is another step you'll never have to take again
Every step you take forward is another step you never have to take again
Every step you take forward is another step you never have to take again
Every step you take forward is another step you never have to take again