================== ==VERSE== I recall A time when you and I would talk a little more To each other face to face, through love and war When I knew there would always be an open door for me But I know, that home is just some place I always leave behind It's with me everywhere I go when I close my eyes I know someday I'll catch you in the by and by I know, I know Dear mother, I know I have been away for far too long Dear mother, I hope you understand it when you hear this song Cause you taught me how to be right in a world gone wrong Gone wrong ==VERSE== But it ain't, it ain't how long you live, it's how you live your life Burn bright until the grave don't shy away from the light Cause I won't waste my days, I will use my time My time, my time Dear father, I know I have been away for far too long Dear father, I hope you understand it when you hear this song Cause you taught me how to be right in a world gone wrong Gone wrong ==VERSE== I recall A time when you and I would talk a little more To each other face to face, through love and war Well I hope there will always be an open door for me