Lyric discussion by scootteddy 

Cover art for There By Your Side lyrics by Milk Carton Kids, The

for some reason this makes me think it's coming from the perspective of a person who is thinking back to losing a parent when they were a child. idk… weird thought I guess.

or a child deciding between parents during a divorce

@scootteddy I agree with you.I interpreted this song to be about losing a mom or dad and the regret of not being there when she/he died.