I was there when y'all showed up Thought I'd always had enough I didn't know until right then what I was missing Those little smiles, the little looks A thousand little children's books And the million things that I won't be forgetting The way y'all laugh still makes me smile All the times I held you when you cried Know I'll do that til I'm not here any longer I hope you'll always find a way To help keep each other safe And know together you're always so much stronger I know it's a damn cliche To say that time just flies away And the words I say can get lost in the noise Know as you both move along Even years after I'm gone Promise me you'll be tenderhearted boys And this old world can feel obscene Make you crazy, make you mean But boys don't let those bastards change your hearts for nothing Keep your souls and hold your grace Look each other in the face And remember at least this one thing that I told you And I know it's a damn cliche To say that time just flies away And the words I say can get lost in the noise Know as you both move along Even years after I'm gone Promise me you'll be tenderhearted boys I know it's a damn cliche To say that time just flies away And the words I say can get lost in the noise Know as you both move along Even years after I'm gone Promise me you'll be tenderhearted boys Promise me you'll stay tenderhearted boys