Call It Even (Acoustic)

My daddy hit my mama on more than one occasion
But he also saved my ass a time or two
To this day I ain't quite sure if I love him or hate him
Through these tinted windows, it's hard to see the truth
Of all the things he said to me
What he never said hurt worse
But not everything he said led me the wrong way

Like the time I heard that boy at school
Call my friend the N-word
When I asked my daddy what that meant
He slammed on his brakes
Pulled right over, said, "Son, hear me good now
Don't you ever let that word come out your mouth"
Go figure

Some people run with the devil
And walk with Jesus
At their best they are your heroes
At their worst they are your demons
I guess in the end
You have to call it even

My mama hit the bottle 'til the bottle hit her back
That was the only fight she ever lost
Man, I wish you coulda known her back before all that
You'd have seen the southern angel that carried my cross
She was the only thing between me and hell
And all the while she was drowning herself

Some people run with the devil
And walk with Jesus
At their best they are your heroes
At their worst they are your demons
I guess in the end
You have to call it even

I know I ain't my mama and I damn sure ain't my daddy
But then again, maybe
There's something in my voice, something in my choices
Something in my walk, my talk, my way
I just don't know
But God I hope not
And God I hope so

'Cause at their best they were my heroes
At their worst they are my demons
I guess in the end
I have to call it even
Call it even
My daddy hit my mama on more than one occasion
But he also saved my ass a time or two