your soft doe eyes didn't see me in time
i came through like a meteor
burned right through your vulnerable
i know it's not right, my dear
my angel, my baby, i didn't see you in time
didn't swerve to spare your life for mine
my sweet little one, i swear it looks like you're asleep
on the side of the street, in the ditch where you dream
i didn't hold your hand as you bled out, i ran
i'm sorry, my love, i just ran
the road won’t forget what i tried to outrun
the trees saw me holding the smoking gun
it hums with the guilt of what i became
and every mile marker is a witness to my shame
counting the distance between me and the blame