Dearest Mom and Daddy, I have something to tell
I only ask you love me and try to take it well
Maybe you have noticed I haven't been the same
Since I went to someone's house after a football game
I wish that I could tell you what happened on that day
The thoughts and feelings haunt me and they just won't go away
I know that I've been awkward, and perhaps a little strange
But I'm scared that if I tell you, your love for me will change
Dearest Mom and Daddy, I don't know where to start
You gave me life, you taught me love, with values from the heart
I worry you'll be devastated and never see me the same again
I fear you'll seek out vengeance, to try to ease your pain
Someone used the love and trust you nurtured in my heart
I need and want my Mom and Daddy not to fall apart
I am not a broken child, but I would be if you change
I need patience, strength, security, not people who act strange
Maybe I don't give you enough credit, the ones who gave me life
But your little boy can't risk the guilt right now from causing you more strife
I wish that I could scream it out, what's aching in my heart
But I can't take the chance of having my little family ripped apart
Dearest Mom and Daddy, I have something to say
Your little boy cant fight that fight, not now anyway
I'm confused, alone and hurting, and scared to death as well
I'm staring at you while you sleep, and wishing I could tell
So patience, please, is all I ask, and never leave my side
Some day I promise I will tell you this secret I must hide
Rest assured I need you, but I'm terrified you'll run
With all the love my heart can give, your ever-faithful son
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