Family Tree

[Verse 1]
Mama, I see your face now
In the mirror
It's getting clearer
Daddy, all those things I said I wouldn't do
I've been drawn to
'Cause I looked up to you
And I've loved you through this tangled legacy
Tracing the twisted roots of our family tree

[Chorus]
I stayed strong like you did
I moved on like you did
And I wound up tough as stone like you did
If I don't learn to bend, I know I'm going to break
Like you did

[Verse 2]
Lover, I must forgive you
I confused you
With what I couldn't see
Inside of me
Dark things pulling
Not evolving
Made a puppet out of me
And you came with your own history
Both caught in the branches of our family tree

[Chorus]
But I stayed strong like you did
I moved on like you did
And I wound up all alone like you did
If I don't learn to bend, I know I'm going to break
Just like you did

[Bridge]
I love you but I need to look at who we've been
Take the fruit but choose the seeds I scatter in the wind
That's the job of the kid
To do better than our parents did

[Chorus]
So I'll stay strong like you did
And I'll move on like you did
But I won't hide from the truth like you did
I'm learning to bend so I won't break
And you can bet I'll teach my child that love will always find a way
Just like you did