Care

We woke to our neighbors cries

The sting of smoke in our sleepy eyes

And I said "Baby, better get dressed

Get the dog, we can leave the rest"

By the time we got downstairs

The fire engines were already there

And you were shaking, you were so scared

I held you and kissed your smokey hair

That's when I knew

That I could take care of you

And when my best friend died

From the cancer that ate him inside

I got drunk and I stayed that way

For several nights into several days

For the times I was aware

What I remember is that you were there

You held my head and I cried and cried

You called our jobs and you lied and lied

That's when I could see

The way you take care of me