If I could be stronger
And if you were just older
We might last this out longer
But the task just gets harder
And my face turned to red
From drinking all that dead water
And again when you said
That I was my mother's daughter
Shaky when he comes to me
Shaky, but I believe
Shaky and I'm on my knees
There are better things for me
Shaky when I came to be
When they left, they left me in pieces
Shaky, but I believe
There are better things for me
If my legs were longer
They might carry us further
But we waited too long
And so the task just gets harder
And the thoughts that come in
They come on stronger and stronger
And it takes all of me
To just stay out of the water
Shaky when he comes to me
Shaky, but I believe
Shaky and I'm on my knees
There are better things for me
Shaky when I came to be
When they left, they left me in pieces
Shaky, but I believe
When you left, you left for a reason
Hold tightly to the things I see, I see
My eyes can reach past all that has been laid out for me
Shaky when he comes to me
Shaky, but I believe
Shaky and I'm on my knees
There are better things for me
Shaky when I came to be
When they left, they left me in pieces
Shaky, but I believe
There are better things for me
And if you were just older
We might last this out longer
But the task just gets harder
And my face turned to red
From drinking all that dead water
And again when you said
That I was my mother's daughter
Shaky, but I believe
Shaky and I'm on my knees
There are better things for me
Shaky when I came to be
When they left, they left me in pieces
Shaky, but I believe
There are better things for me
They might carry us further
But we waited too long
And so the task just gets harder
And the thoughts that come in
They come on stronger and stronger
And it takes all of me
To just stay out of the water
Shaky, but I believe
Shaky and I'm on my knees
There are better things for me
Shaky when I came to be
When they left, they left me in pieces
Shaky, but I believe
When you left, you left for a reason
My eyes can reach past all that has been laid out for me
Shaky, but I believe
Shaky and I'm on my knees
There are better things for me
Shaky when I came to be
When they left, they left me in pieces
Shaky, but I believe
There are better things for me
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I think the general meaning of the song stems from two people who can't be together due to timing. I think she realizes this won't lead anywhere and it's better to keep things the way they are. She thinks of all the what-ifs but realizes it's just not possible right now.