"What Not To" lyrics

The thing I want the most
Is what I never had
I finally met a girl that I can picture it all with
What scares me the most
Is what I'll be to her
What if I wind up being exactly like you were

Yeah I don't know a thing about settling down
Making a home out of a ranch-style house
Someday raising up a baby
Or hell maybe even a few
When it gets hard how do I not leave?
How do I do 'em better than you did me?
I gotta admit I don't know what to do
But thanks to you I know what not to

I know not to touch the bottle
When I'm up against the wall
I know why they call them pain pills 'cause pain is all they cause
And I really wish I didn't
But I know all too well
Not to leave a 10-year-old to throw a ball all by himself

Yeah I don't know a thing about settling down
Making a home out of a ranch-style house
Someday raising up a baby
Or hell maybe even a few
When it gets hard how do I not leave?
How do I do 'em better than you did me?
I gotta admit I don't know what to do
But thanks to you I know what not to

Momma said you don't pray no more
Breaks my heart so I do it for you
'Cause I still miss you
And I'm gonna be, what you wanted to be
What you tried to be
What you couldn't be
Even though

Yeah I don't know a thing about settling down
Making a home out of a ranch-style house
Someday raising up a baby
Or hell maybe even a few
When it gets hard how do I not leave?
How do I do 'em better than you did me?
I gotta admit I don't know what to do
But thanks to you I know what not to