my two reasons

[bridge] :: Babies, how you see me,
what you see in your eyes is all that matters.
Not mommy, not daddy, not grandma.
Only you two. You two are the only reasons.

[chorus] :: My two reasons, the loves of my life.
when things get hard, you're my shining stars.
everything I am is for you,
everything I do is for you.

You two've helped me more than medication,
doctors or cops. I know you two are young,
but I know you knew, you knew what was going on.
I'm sorry I couldn't help you more.
I could have killed him when I found bruises.

I know you rememeber those nights where we sat in the closet,
mommy and daddy yelling, throwing shit I cried for you two,
I had seen it all, but you two were young,
why the fuck did you need to see it to?

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I always promised you things would get better,
but all that happened was things got worse.
daddy started drinking more, and mommy started on drugs.
you watched mommy and I fight to the point where I just left,
babies I never wanted to leave, I left you to battle it all alone.

Mommy was getting arrested and going missing,
while daddy wasn't making shit any better.
baby boy, when you told me what you saw,
I cried. I couldn't protect you.

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You two are my reasons, my reasons for living,
my reasons for staying in school,
my reasons for working.
I'll give you better than what we had.
Only your opinion matters, what you two see.