Everything Wrong - Martha Wainwright

I do most everything wrong

Even on the day you were born

My husband’s been lyin' and cheatin'

I turned my cheek and reason

I change my tune every day

There is one thing I want you to be

That is smarter than me

If things, they don’t seem right,

Open your wings and take flight

Don’t stick around to watch the pieces fall

I don’t want you to feel alone

But you probably will, when you are older

I will try to stay alive

To see as much through your eyes

But one day you know I will go

Don’t listen too much to what I say

Making sense has never been my way

I can teach you 1, 2, 3

I can dance with you on repeat

I can hold your hand forever

Na, na, na…

I can do so much,

But you can do so much more

I am only a stepping stone

For you to get where you must go

And there is nowhere I would rather be,

So put your weight on me

Na, na, na…

I am your protector

I am not your pretender

I will try

I will not lie

I will not cry too much in front of you

I have been really, really sad,

Except for having you with your dad