Regretted Promises

"Don't tell anyone, okay?"
"You gotta promise, okay?"
I kept that promise, okay?
Are you better now, Jay?
I kept that promise, okay?

Cuts, scars, bruises, some bones broken.
None of them were self-inflicted.
Man, Jay,I thought you were jokin'.
The whole time I felt conflicted.
How could a father be so wicked?

"Don't tell anyone, okay?"
"You gotta promise, okay?"
I kept that promise, okay?
I didn't tell anyone, Jay.
I kept that promise, okay?

Cop cars with medics, running in your home.
I wish you didn't make me promise.
Cause I regretted it as I watched your mother roam.
Over to your body she went, to leave a kiss.
Dear god if only someone else had known.

"Don't tell anyone, okay?"
"You gotta promise, okay?"
I kept that promise, okay?
But look where you're at now, Jay.
Was keeping that promise, okay?

Now I'm sitting at your funeral.
Regretting the simple promise I made.
While miles away your father gets no chance of parole.
I look at you, and the price you paid.
If only I could have told.

"Don't tell anyone, okay?"
"You gotta promise,...okay?"
I kept that promise, Jay..
I don't know what else to say..