[Verse 1] And they said they successfully terminated you Made it sound so much like we hated you And I hope that they weren't the first thoughts you had It's just the world isn't ready for another sh**ty dad At the end of your tiny existence, all that remained of you was medical bills and an uncomfortable afternoon Making eyes at the other guys in the waiting room in the white knuckle silence that we just buckled up and got through [Chorus] And I said we'd make it work And I hope it doesn't hurt, with absolutely no conviction And I said it - it would only make it worse, it would only make it worse But it's one hell of a decision to make [Verse 2] And I wrote you a letter that you threw into the flames Of the previously boarded-over fireplace And I knew that she was looking you in the eye When I caught her with her face in the skylight No matter how many times I tidied up and put a record on Felt that something that technically never existed was gone And we both made some kind of primal, faithful bond no matter that we decided that the timing was decidedly off [Chorus] And I said we'd make it work And I hope it doesn't hurt, with absolutely no conviction And I said it - it would only make it worse, it would only make it worse But it's one hell of a decision to make [Bridge] Can it hear, can it hear me? Can it hear, can it hear me? Can it hear, can it hear me? Can it hear, can it hear me? [Chorus] And I said we'd make it work And I hope it doesn't hurt, with absolutely no conviction And I said it - it would only make it worse, it would only make it worse But it's one hell of a decision for you to have to make