As we pulled out the stakes   And put your knee to the wall   You were happy and ready for life   Thought I was tracking your heartbeat   But you were leading me by mine   That's the ignorance of my youth      And I've but little in life   And less that I'm willing to part with   I've been spoiled and I've sweated and starved   I was drawn to this place   Leaving love in my wake   Though it's me who will be left behind      And I was holding my breath, dear   To stave off collapse   My eyes felt like glass bottom boats that had cracked   You lay here and cry without fear of the truth   I was cursing the flaws of my ignorance and youth      As we pulled out the stakes   And put your knee to the wall   You were happy and ready for life   Thought I was tracking your heartbeat   But you were leading me by mine   That's the ignorance of my youth      And I was holding my breath, dear   To stave off collapse   My eyes felt like glass bottom boats that had cracked   You lay here and cry without fear of the truth   I was cursing the flaws of my ignorance and youth