it's been a long 13
13 years have gone
into the mists of memory
where reality doesn't belong
you are young
you are perfect
you can do no wrong
never will again
forever strong

I want to know
what were you thinking?
I need to know

trouble for me is
I don't know forever
and what I do know
can change
has changed
forever for you
and
forever for me
are not, in any way, the same

I want to know
what were you thinking
taking the keys?
I need to know
I need to know
what brought you to that
I need to know
what were you thinking
behind the wheel?

a poor replacement
a tough act to follow
I wasn't their father
my answers were hallow
a poor excuse
and it was never the same
I wonder today
I wonder today
If they even remember my name
even remember my name

I want to know
what were you thinking
taking the keys?
I want to know
what brought you to that
I need to know
what were you thinking?
getting behind the wheel

I need to know
why?
why didn't you call me?
we could have talked it out
you should have called me
I would have listened to
whatever it was
that had you in doubt
I would have listened to
whatever drowned you in doubt
I would have listened to you

what were you thinking?

(J. Hudson) © 2012 Invincible City Records, LLC.