Lyrics

[Verse 1] He survived the war, fled to faraway shores Fightin' for a better life Settled in a small town, put roots down Three little boys and a wife He was unleavened bread in a town With a portrait of the Pope over every door Hung his name on a sign, sellin' suits and ties Kept his old name in the bottom of a drawer [Verse 2] Well, his middle child loved a girl too wild Swingin' her rosary The sacrifices I've made you ain't gonna throw away On somebody who's nothin' like you and me But his son was wed so he dеclared him dead And they nеver again did speak And that son had a daughter and that daughter was my mother Passin' grudges down the family tree [Chorus] Oh, it's a dangerous game Honey, when you feed that pain And you choose pride over love You're left holdin' nothin' but that grudge [Verse 3] Baby boy with your face full of joy And a hand so small in mine There might come a day we regret what we say But I promise there won't come a time When anything you say could ever navigate Any part of my heart from love We'll make a new tradition, love with no conditions And a heart too full to ever hold that grudge [Chorus] Oh, it's a dangerous game Honey, when you feed that pain And you choose pride over love You're left holdin' nothin' but that grudge Choose pride over love You're left holdin' nothin' but that grudge [Outro] Choose pride over love In the end, you're left holdin' nothin' but a grudge Choose pride over love In the end, you're left holdin' nothin' (But a grudge) (Choose pride over love) Choose pride over love (End, you're left) Holdin' nothin' but a grudge Choose pride over love In the end, you're left holdin' nothin' but a grudge Holdin' nothin' Holdin' nothin' Holdin' nothin'