(Verse 1) Pulling up the gravel driveway, headlight beams cut through the dark I see her old sedan idling, sitting there in park She climbs out of the driver's seat with that pleading in her eyes Ready to serve me up another round of comforting lies She says, "He’s changed this time, I swear it, he’s finally acting right He just needs the one he loves to help him win the fight." (Chorus) But his mom swears he’s sober every time she wants me to take him back Says he’s walking the straight and narrow, finally on the track But it’s the same old routine when the car doors pop He’s always holding a bottle by the time she drops him off Yeah, she washes her hands of the mess she made Leaving me to nurse the shadow she couldn't save. (Verse 2) He stumbles up the porch steps, trying hard to stand up straight Hat pulled down to hide his eyes, reeking of regret and bait She waves from the window as she speeds back down the road Thinking she successfully unloaded her heaviest load She wants to believe her own lies so bad it blinds her to the truth But I’m the one left paying for the wreckage of his youth. (Chorus) 'Cause his mom swears he’s sober every time she wants me to take him back Says he’s walking the straight and narrow, finally on the track But it’s the same old routine when the car doors pop He’s always holding a bottle by the time she drops him off Yeah, she washes her hands of the mess she made Leaving me to nurse the shadow she couldn't save