Whenever I'm hurt, you are my nurse   You stand beside me through all seasons   You clean up my face, you fill up my space   With white linen and syringes   Out on the road you carry my load   Make it lighter when I feel weak   And when i am blind you crawl in my mind   And make me wiser than I could ever be alone      I know it ain't easy   I know it's getting harder for you   I know it ain't easy   But these are the roads that we choose      When I make a mess you wash and you dress me   When I'm wired you talk me down   When I'm a fool you're calm and you're cool   I never want for anything when you're around   When I'm in your bed, all you ever do   Is treat me with respect, but I don't know how      I know It ain't easy   Yes, I know it's getting harder for you   I know it ain't easy   But these are the roads that we choose      Though I've made some big mistakes   You don't complain at all   Even when you come and find me   Crying like a baby   Standing up in the bathtub      Whenever I'm hurt, you are my nurse   You stand beside me through all seasons   You're patient when I'm slow, warm when I'm cold   You're everything I'm not, you know everything I don't      I know it ain't easy   I know it's getting harder for you   I know it ain't easy   But these are the roads that we choose   These are the roads that we choose   These are the roads that we choose