I was there when y'all showed up
Thought I'd always had enough
I didn't know until right then what I was missing
Those little smiles
The little looks
A thousand little children's books
And the million things that I won't be forgetting
The way y'all laugh still makes me smile
All the times I held you when you cried
Know I'll do that til I'm not here any longer
I hope you'll always find a way
To help keep each other safe
And know together you're always so much stronger

I know it's a damn cliche
To say that time just flies away
And the words I say can get lost in the noise
Know as you both move along
Even years after I'm gone
Promise me you'll be tenderhearted boys

And this old world
Can feel obscene
Make you crazy
Make you mean
But boys don't let those bastards change your hearts for nothing
Keep your souls
And hold your grace
Look each other in the face
And remember at least this one thing
That I told you

And I know it's a damn cliche
To say that time just flies away
And the words I say can get lost in the noise
Know as you both move along
Even years after I'm gone
Promise me you'll be tenderhearted boys

I know it's a damn cliche
To say that time just flies away
And the words I say can get lost in the noise
Know as you both move along
Even years after I'm gone
Promise me you'll be tenderhearted boys
Promise me you'll stay tenderhearted boys