[Verse 1] I wanna save him I wanna fix it all But there’s nothing I can do When he’s the one who’s gotta crawl I heard his voice today And it broke my heart in two I know that he still loves us But love don’t undo what you do [Verse 2] He thinks I care about the money Lord knows that ain’t true I’d give away the whole damn world Just to get a little truth I wanna share this life with him But he won’t let me in And I keep asking why he did All the things he did back then [Chorus] He’s gotta save himself I can’t do it anymore Can’t keep holding up the heavens While he’s lying on the floor And his life ain’t over It’s barely even begun There’s two little boys waiting To be loved by someone And I’d give him all the answers If I had ‘em here to give But I can’t make a man Want to live the life he’s meant to live [Verse 3] He’s lying in a hospital bed Somewhere in another state Thinking that his life is over Thinking that it’s all too late But I wish that he could see What I see when I look down At two beautiful little blessings With their daddy’s eyes of brown They’ll love him no matter what That’s something I believe I just hope he gets to know ‘em And the men that they’ll someday be [Chorus] He’s gotta save himself I can’t do it anymore Can’t keep holding up the heavens While he’s lying on the floor And his life ain’t over It’s barely even begun There’s two little boys waiting To be loved by someone And I’d give him all the answers If I had ‘em here to give But I can’t make a man Want to live the life he’s meant to live [Bridge — stripped acoustic, almost whispered] I know that God is working In the places I can’t see And maybe all this breaking Is what brings him to his knees He says he misses us He says he needs my hand And I know he doesn’t deserve it But I still understand I’d be there in a heartbeat If I thought that I could help But there’s one thing I can’t do for him— [Pause] Save him from himself. [Final Chorus — softer, slower] He’s gotta save himself And I gotta let him try I can’t keep living for him While my own life passes by And his life ain’t over It’s barely even begun There’s two little boys waiting Who deserve to know his love I wanted to save him I wanted to fix it all But sometimes loving someone Means you can’t prevent the fall [Outro — fingerpicked guitar, fiddle fading] I wanna save him I wanna fix it all But there’s nothing I can do He’s gotta save himself.
