"Don't text your ex," they say
But this ain't any old heartbreak
'Cause forever tied to it
There is a consequence

Not as easy as said and done
When there's evidence of your love
All twenty-five years of it
In your twenty-something old kids

Dad is holding grudges
Mom's picking up on it
Could you let it go, at least just sometimes?

I'm not saying to celebrate
To buy diamonds or birthday cake
Maybe you're too far gone
But Dad, can't you just Text My Mom?
On Mother's Day, for old time's sake
A sentence or a simple phrase
Maybe you can't get along
But Dad, can't you just Text My Mom?

You told me to leave the past in the past
But my whole childhood is that
So please don't act like it
All just never happened

And what about now,
At my sister's wedding?
Will people look at the bride and the groom,
Or you both at opposite sides of the room?

'Cause, Dad is holding grudges
Mom still cries in public
Could you let it go, after all this time?

I'm not saying to celebrate
To buy diamonds or birthday cake
Maybe you're too far gone
but Dad, can't you just Text My Mom?
On Mother's Day, for old time's sake
A sentence or a simple phrase
Maybe you can't get along
but Dad, can't you just Text My Mom?