Watch Me Quit

I just don't give up, I don't back down easy
I'm the one who plays 'til my fingers bleed
When there's nothing left, nothing left of me
I'm the last to break and the last to leave

I used all the gas 'til the tank ran dry
Just to get myself to the starting line
I'm not sure I can walk another mile
I bury my head in my hands and cry

But I see you standing on my shoulders
Getting older, reaching that top shelf
I'm but a brick in the wall that
You built up so high all by yourself
And today I'm not the person I want you to see
'Cause everything I do I know you mirror me
And I'm so ashamed that I'm failing
At making all the pieces fit
But I will not watch you watch me quit

I had life planned out, made so many promises
I hate that time took them away out of my hands
If I disappoint you I hope you understand
I'm just trying to give you the very best I can

'Cause I see you standing on my shoulders
Getting older, reaching that top shelf
I'm but a brick in the wall that
You built up so high all by yourself
And today I'm not the person I want you to see
'Cause everything I do I know you mirror me
And I'm so ashamed that I'm failing
At making all the pieces fit
But I will not watch you watch me quit

And I see you smashing ceilings that I know I never could
And how you reach me and teach me I never understood
And after I've given you everything I got
I'll keep searching inside for more and I'll never stop
Oh, I'll never stop

I see you standing so much older
And I'm proud and honored you turned out so well
And today I'm not the person I want you to see
'Cause everything I do I know you mirror me
And I'm so ashamed that I'm failing
At making all the pieces fit
But I will not watch you watch me quit