Burned

It's summer of this year
His mother has a guarantee
Anything you want and need
I promise, son, you'll see
His family's all home now
Brothers, sisters, home now
The house is full, coloured pink
Fire's hot with lots to drink

He hopes this dream will stay him strong
How would I be if we could get along?
It's not real, it's just words to a song
And he never learned to sing along
Why would you go and change the song

It's summer of a year he thought he'd never live to see
He's on the run from a mother smothering him with a guarantee
Of money, love, fame, lust, anything you want and need
I promise, son, I've never steered you wrong
Right

See, each family member he has knows home less than the prison
Brothers and sisters have all been taken by the system
Nothing in this house bought with money earned
Time to get out before you get burned

He hopes this dream will stay him strong
How would I be if we could get along?
It's not real, it's just words to a song
And he never learned to sing along
Why would you go and change the song

He knows he is this way because of you all
With distance, time heals all