Boy 16 he’s young in his life
He makes mistakes to get it right
Smoking drinking committing crimes
Until this one night
He see’s the lights
His friends are outta sight

He’s off the hook
He starts to look for the things he hides inside his books
Mum found out
She kicks him out
He walks the streets
Wasting time
It poisons his mind

He’s on his own
He’s left the place he called his home
He’s hit the road
But his tired feet can’t take the load
Thoughts are running through his head
His mother screams you’re better off dead to me

Ride downtown to the police station
It’s all so real its no vacation
The dread sets in
He starts to cry
His conscience says what you do to your life
Yes you’re guilty you’ll serve your time
You know your actions were out of line
I thought you’d see the signs

10 years on
And the doors are opened
His friends are gone
And the ties are broken
He goes on down to the place he knows
My god he’d never felt so low
He’s never felt so low

He’s on his own
He’s left the place he called his home
He’s hit the road
But his tired feet can’t take the load
Thoughts are running through his head
His mother screams you’re better off dead to me

He drive around to the back of the house
Walks in almost unannounced
The TV’s on
The walls are shaking
His mothers screaming get out the kitchen
She turns around
And she see’s his smile
I’ll see you in a little while

He’s on his own
He’s left the place he called his home
He’s hit the road
But his tired feet can’t take the load
Thoughts are running through his head
His mother screams you’re better off dead to me

The morning after
She buys a paper
She reads the headline
A man found dead
Presumed suicide