The thing I want the most Is what I never had I finally met a girl that I can picture it all with What scares me the most Is what I'll be to her What if I wind up being exactly like you were Yeah I don't know a thing about settling down Making a home out of a ranch-style house Someday raising up a baby Or hell maybe even a few When it gets hard how do I not leave? How do I do 'em better than you did me? I gotta admit I don't know what to do But thanks to you I know what not to I know not to touch the bottle When I'm up against the wall I know why they call them pain pills 'cause pain is all they cause And I really wish I didn't But I know all too well Not to leave a 10-year-old to throw a ball all by himself Yeah I don't know a thing about settling down Making a home out of a ranch-style house Someday raising up a baby Or hell maybe even a few When it gets hard how do I not leave? How do I do 'em better than you did me? I gotta admit I don't know what to do But thanks to you I know what not to Momma said you don't pray no more Breaks my heart so I do it for you 'Cause I still miss you And I'm gonna be, what you wanted to be What you tried to be What you couldn't be Even though Yeah I don't know a thing about settling down Making a home out of a ranch-style house Someday raising up a baby Or hell maybe even a few When it gets hard how do I not leave? How do I do 'em better than you did me? I gotta admit I don't know what to do But thanks to you I know what not to