I am the child of divorce I am the anxious heart I threw the good stuff away Just kept the poison part I will fall, I will fall right to the bottom of this all I am the, I am the, I am the child of divorce I keep on sailing, sailing To get to you You keep on waiting, waiting Well here's the truth I am the, I am the, I am the child of divorce I pay the, I pay the, pay the unfortunate cost The river, white water, I'm still not safely across I am the, I am the, I'm still the child of divorce I am a child in reverse I am a fallen tree No longer part of the earth Lost in the open sea I can't trust, I can't trust anything to be what it seems I am a, I am a, I am a child in reverse I keep on sailing, sailing to get to you You keep on waiting, waiting Well here's the truth I am the, I am the, I am the child of divorce I pay the, I pay the, pay the unfortunate cost The river, white water, I'm still not safely across I am the, I am the, I'm still the child of divorce Hold on, hold on Sometimes I need you to just Hold on, hold on Be patient with me, and help me Hold on, hold on I still believe in what we could become I am not that child anymore But sometimes I want to crawl up on your lap and cry like a baby Hold on, hold on Sometimes I need you to just Hold on, hold on Be patient with me, and help me Hold on, hold on I still believe in what we could become It's something better than what we are from I still believe in what we could become It's so much better than what we are from It's so much better than what we are from It's so much better than what we are from