Family Ties

F*ck you Alright Listen up I started off early as a bastard son Living under porches with a homeless mom Father got ditched at the age of one He couldn't keep a job because the drugs were fun Battling depression guess he had a ton Scared of his aggression her only choice was run Another city and a different kind of man Militant alcoholic with a temper and a firm hand Got pushy while making demands Hit her a few times she was taking a stand Soon after they would add to the family tree Born of disfunction amongst them like me Blocking out visions of fights we had to see Begging for silence neighbors calling the police Family ties tighten like a noose Promised lies illusions of the truth Traumatized poisoning my youth With better times dissolving from the view Family ties tighten like a noose Promised lies illusions of the truth Traumatized poisoning my youth With better times dissolving from the view Moving once again away from all the lights Trees and bright stars a different way of life Stepfather at bars each and every night First two D.U.I.'s no sobriety in sight Marriage falling apart mother hates her life Served him papers in the yard that the lawyers had to write Working so hard our world changed that night Blood clot sent her to E.R. skinny sallow pale and white A week till discharge no more willingness to fight Just laid there on the couch wouldn't get up for a bite A month passed by food and money getting tight Furnace stalling out tank devoid of fuel to light Winter weather creeping in cutting wood up to ignite But everything was green I hope we make it through alright Family ties tighten like a noose Promised lies illusions of the truth Traumatized poisoning my youth With better times dissolving from the view Family ties tighten like a noose Promised lies illusions of the truth Traumatized poisoning my youth With better times dissolving from the view Wish that was the end but history repeats They say I had it good still I sit here in defeat Stuck inside my head just waiting for release A fucked up way to live now all my parents are deceased We can't expect these kids to up and raise themselves Home lives so diseased get your shit together put their minds at ease Family ties tighten like a noose Promised lies illusions of the truth Traumatized poisoning my youth With better times dissolving from the view Family ties tighten like a noose Promised lies illusions of the truth Traumatized poisoning my youth With better times dissolving from the view Family ties tighten like a noose Promised lies illusions of the truth Traumatized poisoning my youth With better times dissolving from the view Family ties tighten like a noose Promised lies illusions of the truth Traumatized poisoning my youth With better times dissolving from the view Better times dissolving from the view