Stateside

As I’m worried about my thirties
My kids sit in jail
Was strong because they have to
Their bodies go through hell
Feel bad but then I don’t
'Cause they were raised by better souls
Twice my age and withered away
I’m relatively close to okay
I don’t believe but I’d do it for you
Whatever you need to relieve you of you
If some higher power is all that you need
In my eyes it’s you, you’re the god that you seek
I was worried about my twenties
My family just moved on
The truth became outstanding to me
It’s harder to be strong
Never wanted to cause the trouble
I guess I craved to be my own
The thing that made me happy
To shake you off
Is the thing that saved you after all
I wish I’d rooted for you from the start
I wrote you off for a moment at first
It broke me just thinking how you sobered up
Who cares of what fashion just glad you’re with us
As I watched you join the race
Of everyone who took a right
I hear it tucked away in your voice sometimes
But you tell it doesn’t hide
And maybe you got here later
But for all that you’ve missed out
The twenties were just some wandering around
The thirties were all a bout