Better Man

I know my enemy and I can't forget his name
Distant memories of a man that just couldn't change
And though I've tried to set aside
I still carry them today
When I look into the mirror I can still see his face
Oh lord

Don't want to be like my father
I deserved a better man
A bigger man to help me down my road
I cried a tear for my mother
She deserved a better man
A stronger man
To embrace her soul
Ruined by a weaker man
A shallow man
The one who broke our home

Though I was a young boy I can still remember everything
All the booze led to fights and abuse
And I lived through it every day
And though I try
To heal inside
My heart is just a vault for pain
I tried to snuff the candle
But I've been burnt by the flame
It's too late

Don't want to be like my father
I deserved a better man
A bigger man to help me down my road
I cried a tear for of my mother
She deserved a better man
A stronger man
To embrace her soul
Ruined by a weaker man
A shallow man
The one who broke our home

Saw him twenty years later in a store buyin' a jug of wine
He said "hey there boy I'm living nearby
We could catch up with a joint and a bottle or two"
I said "I'm sorry dad, don't wanna end up being you, no"

Don't want to be like my father
I cried a tear for my mother
She deserved a better man
A stronger man
To embrace her soul
Ruined by a weaker man
A shallow man
The one who broke our home