I promised you no one would ever hurt you again

I'm sorry that life is so unpredictable, sweetheart

Listen to your teachers and parents, I did say

Everything should flow smoothly for you

No one else knew you as well as I

Somewhere along the way I lost you

You were born beautiful and perfect but colicky

Some people see that as imperfection

They think people should march as soldiers

Keeping up with the Jones' possessions

Trying to finish college courses and work full-time

I cannot get back the years that slipped by

I promised you no one would ever hurt you again

I'm sorry that life is so unpredictable, sweetheart

Listen to your teachers and parents, I did say

Everything should flow smoothly for you

That last move was too much for us both

I'm not sure which one of us fell first

I write and await your calls from the camp

I love you now as I always have and always will

No one else seems capable of understanding completely

I do and always will try to pick up the pieces of our lives

You deserve better and I pray you get perfect peace