So Close

[VERSE 1]

I stood on the sidelines
And watched you struggle for so long
I never knew quite what to do
You held that bottle so close to you
Your alcoholic brew

[CHORUS]

I was so young
Without understanding
Without the power to stop you
I always wished that I was that bottle
And the one you kept so close

[VERSE 2]

I was never ashamed of who you were
Because it was apparent that you cared
It was me who troubled me
That I could not be the one you needed
And you loved a bottle more than me

[CHORUS]

I was so young
Without understanding
Without the power to stop you
I always wished that I was that bottle
And the one you kept so close

[BRIDGE]

I loved you like water loves the rain
I loved you like mud loves the dirt
I loved you like a daughter loves her father
I wanted to stop your pain and hurt

I loved you like water loves the rain
I loved you like mud loves the dirt
I loved you like a daughter loves her father
I wanted to stop your pain and hurt

[CHORUS]

I was so young
Without understanding
Without the power to stop you
I always wished that I was that bottle
And the one you kept so close

[VERSE 3]

We were good friends
In some ways the best of friends I’d say
But I always felt that I’d failed you somehow
Because I couldn’t end your affliction
And you could die of your addiction

[CHORUS]

I was so young
Without understanding
Without the power to stop you
I always wished that I was that bottle
And the one you kept so close

I was so young
Without understanding
Without the power to stop you
I always wished that I was that bottle
And the one you kept so close