This old piece of wood, has got a big old piece of me
I see my homework in the scratches, tic tac toe games underneath
Coffee stains and crossed out names, seven digits in between
Move my fingers through the marks and I can feel the memories
Every state alphabetical, president chronological, spelling word unforgettable, element periodical,
Future hypothetical, question biological, choices regrettable, every single
bone inside my body, every time I said I'm sorry
All the wax between the cracks, from every single birthday party
Tell me all you've witnessed, cause I've been gone
I know I need forgiveness, I know that I've been wrong
I miss the family business, the love that sinks the deepest
The ones who know my weakness, the dinner table secrets
How many stories in the kitchen, stacked up in the sink
All the voices in the walls, how many dishes listening
All the taxes paid with scrambled eggs, and dreams mixed up with ink
All the news we had, the good the bad, when we heard the landline ring
Like the dates the proms the roses, every scary diagnosis,
All the prayers I never noticed, with a sharpie on a post-it
All the scabs and broken noses, every worried teacher's notice
Every "I'll be home by midnight" and every "pick me up, I'm homesick"
Tell me all you've witnessed, cause I've been gone
I know I need forgiveness, I know that I've been wrong
I miss the family business, the love that sinks the deepest
The ones who know my weakness, the dinner table secrets
I miss the dinner table secrets
So many conversations, disappointments, indecisions
The jokes, debates, conspiracies, lasagna night traditions
Scrabble, Clue, Monopoly, I never thought I'd miss them
Don't ever let me let them fade into the distance
Tell me all you've witnessed, cause I've been gone
I know I need forgiveness, I know that I've been wrong
I miss the family business, the love that sinks the deepest
The ones who know my weakness, the dinner table secrets
I miss the dinner table secrets