Fall Away With Me

I know there were things that were bringing you down 

All your planted dreams that never broke the ground 

Still you always seemed like the one who'd get out 

of this go nowhere, mid-Florida, flashing light town 

Brother, I know that darkness comes calling 

Sometimes it's shows, but sometimes it don't

You went in alone, showing no signs of drowning

I guess that's how it goes...

Slow fall away with me 

And I, I will always be 

Your hope, your hope  

You found your demise in a bottle of wine 

with a .38 short on the back of your mind 

I must have called home nearly every night  

to offer you hope and assure things were fine 

They said not to speak of what you were fighting; 

but where would you be if only I had? 

I guess some men are weak, and some strong as lightning...

but what if I had...

Slow fall away with me 

And I, I will always be 

Your hope, your hope  

Now all of these things that awake me at night
Are nothing, it seems, when compared to your life
It won't ever seem right, it'll never feel right...

I know there were things that were bringing you down
but where would you be if I'd just come around
we all let you down