Red Label - Danny Gatton

Played in the dirt, embraced every quirk, always getting hurt And we did not want to eat lunch before dessert The messiest hair, life without a care, say your little prayers Before you wake up again, and everything's fair Oh, the days of growing up When drawing in the lines was tough And mom's approval was enough But it became lost in drugs and filling up our cup Well, I wanna know when I was stripped of my innocence And trading cards turned into trading hearts And I wanna know when joy became just a past tense And a Band-Aid no longer healed all our scars When every relationship has an end Well, I wanna go back to playing pretend Always sucking thumbs, girls covered in crumbs, everything was fun And great when we thought that we'd stay forever young Innocent laughs, nightly bubble baths, no regretting past mistakes Or always having goodbyes that last Oh, the days of growing up When drawing in the lines was tough And mom's approval was enough But it became grief, mistrust, and hands held down by cuffs Well, I wanna know when vain and I had spread apart And dumb and rich became the new smart And I wanna know when beauty meant hating who you are And a plastic face and body became art When authentic meant following the trends Well, I wanna go back to playing pretend

Dear my lover's lover Yes, you, I did not stutter You must be really great, I'd say you are Because you were worth breaking us apart I hope she loves you without condition And that you never have to question If she really means you're her ever after 'Cause I never thought we'd be a finished chapter Dear my lover's lover Well, I'm sure that you've discovered How lucky you are with the girl in your arms But be careful, my friend, she may leave a scar I hope she never breaks your heart And your souls never have to part And I hope you grow old and watch the stars A dream that I remember once was ours So enjoy my lover greatly And hold on to her so tightly You never know when we may be coming So enjoy my lover greatly And hold on to her so tightly You never know when we may be coming So enjoy my lover greatly Hold on to her so tightly You never know when we may be coming So enjoy my love greatly And hold on to her so tightly You never know when we may be coming, yeah I hope she loves you without condition And that you never have to question If she really means you're her ever after 'Cause I never thought we'd be a finished chapter

So, how will I trust you? When you say that you will love me? 'Cause she said that, too And how will you love me? I was told I didn't deserve love, at least that's the theme Now don't say, don't say that you'll stay for good Don't tell me what I want to hear 'cause you think you should And teach, teach me to heal my scars I've heard it said that beauty is when scars become art 'Cause I wanna love you for good For good or for bad, when times get sad And when we fight And I wanna love you for good For good or for bad, when you make me mad 'Cause you're the love of my life So, take my hand I wanna grow old with you beside me So, take my hand I wanna grow old with you beside me So, take my hand I wanna grow old with you beside me So, take my hand I wanna grow old with you beside me 'Cause I wanna love you for good For good or for bad, when times get sad And when we fight Yes, I wanna love you for good For good or for bad, when you make me mad 'Cause you're the love of my life Now how, how will I move on? You taught me how to love again and now you're gone And how will I bear the pain? I guess for now I'll leave these flowers here, at your grave

So how will I trust you When you say that you will love me 'cause she said that too? And how will you love me? I was told I didn't deserve love, at least that's the thing Now don't say Don't say that you'll stay for good Don't tell me what I want to hear 'Cause you think you should And teach, teach me to heal my scars I've heard it said that beauty is when scars become art 'Cause I wanna love you for good For good or for bad, when times get sad and when we fight And I wanna love you for good For good or for bad, when you make me mad 'Cause you're the love of my life So take my hand, I wanna grow old with you beside me So take my hand, I wanna grow old with you beside me So take my hand, I wanna grow old with you beside me, oh, oh So take my hand, I wanna grow old with you beside me 'Cause I wanna love you for good For good or for bad, when times get sad and when we fight And I wanna love you for good For good or for bad, when you make me mad 'Cause you're the love of my life Now how, how will I move on? You taught me how to love again, and now you're gone And how will I bear the pain? I guess for now, I'll leave these flowers here at your grave