Letter to Dennis

 

I was lost in a liquid desert of sin

I’d built a glass house made of whiskey and gin

Squandered all friendships, fortune and fame

Forsaken religion, laid waste my good name.

 

I just wanted you to know

I’ve finally found my soul

I’m no longer alone

I’m home.

 

Tell my mother I love her

My sister and brother

They painted the world for me.

 

Send my father a letter

Wish I’d known him better

Let him know that I am now free.

 

I just wanted them to feel

Find a way to help them heal

I know love is what’s real

I’m home.

 

I was lost in a liquid desert of sin

I’d built a glass house made of whiskey and gin

Drowned all my dreams in a sea of regret

Wasted the life I hadn’t lived yet.

 

Tell my friends that I miss ‘em

Wish I could just kiss ‘em

And return the love that they gave.

 

Despite all your worst fears

Your words fell on deaf ears

This young heart just wouldn’t be saved.

 

I just wanted them to see

How sorry I could be

Wish they’d known the real me

I’m home.

 

I was lost in a liquid desert of sin

I’d built a glass house made of whiskey and gin

And though I’d abandoned my passion and pride

There was always one true friend there by my side.

 

I just wanted you to hear

I’ve lost all my childish fear

Dear Dennis, I’ll always be near

I’m home.