(*DISCLAIMER*: '//' signifies a breath but not necessarily the end of a line, in case anyone wants to sing along too.)
You saw it all // fall apart, //
You saw the person I was before and after the illness started // pulling out my teeth, //
And draining the colour from my cheeks, //
And I can't blame you for leaving me here //
But I wish that you'd told me how it upset my mo- // -ther
Seeing her son's condition fading // daily
It must // have been so hard. //
She's been through hell with me so far. //
Between depression and colitis, I'd lost half of my weight, //
She'd find me bleeding in the bathroom
Too exhausted to shake //
I was embarrassed to speak up because a "man" should // be able // to care for himself. //
I shouldn't need medication to make // it through the day
