Fading, jaded, and blue
Mother, I know it weighs heavy on you
No silver lining in you
Gone are the days you look forward to

I see it in your eyes
Here it's in your sight
Don't want you to go, but I'll understand

Those mornings you wake up and wish you never had
Tired to the bone

In body and soul
It's in the arrows in your eyes
It's in the absence of your smile
It's the subtle signs
Gifts given, the silent goodbyes
Don't want you to go, but I understand

To wake up every morning
And wish you never had
Tired to the bone
Tired to the bone

I understand
I understand
Oh, how I understand
I understand

Tired to the bone
Tired to the bone