Better Man

Lyrics

[Verse 1] 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 [Pre-Chorus] Oh, Lord [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Pre-Chorus] It's too late [Chorus] 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 [Instrumental Bridge] [Bridge] 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" [Chorus] 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