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I know my enemy |
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And I can't forget his name |
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Distant memories of a man |
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That just couldn't change |
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And though |
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I've tried to set aside |
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I still carry them today |
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When I look into the mirror |
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I can still see his face, oh |
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LordDon't want to be like my father |
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I deserved a better man, a bigger man |
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To help me down my road |
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I cried a tear for my mother |
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She deserved a better man |
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A stronger man to embrace her soul |
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Ruined by a weaker man, a shallow man |
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The one who broke our home |
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Though I was a young boy |
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I can still remember everything |
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All the booze led to fights and abuse |
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And I lived through it every day |
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And though |
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I try to heal inside |
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My heart is just a vault for pain |
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I've tried to snuff the candle |
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But I've been burnt by the flame, it's too late |
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Don't want to be like my father |
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I deserved a better man, a bigger man |
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To help me down my road |
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I cried a tear for my mother |
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She deserved a better man |
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A stronger man to embrace her soul |
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Ruined by a weaker man, a shallow man |
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The one who broke our home |
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Saw him twenty years later |
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In a store buying a jug of wine |
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He said, "Hey there, boyI'm living nearby""We could catch up with a jointAnd a bottle or two" |
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I said, "I'm sorry, DadDon't wanna end up being you, no" |
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Don't want to be like my father, no |
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I cried a tear for my mother |
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She deserved a better man |
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A stronger man to embrace her soul |
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Ruined by a weaker man, a shallow man |
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The one who broke our home |