My father never talked a lot
He just took a walk around the block
'Til all his anger took a hold of him
And then heād hit
My mother never cried a lot
She took the punches, but she never fought
āTil she said, āIām leaving, and Iāll take the kidsā
So she did
I say theyāre just the ones who gave me life
But I truly am my parentsā child
Scattered 'cross my family line
Iām so good at telling lies
That came from my motherās side
Told a million to survive
Scattered 'cross my family line
God, I have my fatherās eyes
But my sisterās when I cry
I can run, but I canāt hide
From my family line
Itās hard to put it into words
How the holidays will always hurt
I watch the fathers with their little girls
And wonder what I did to deserve this
How could you hurt a little kid?
I canāt forget, I canāt forgive you
'Cause now Iām scared that everyone I love will leave me
Scattered 'cross my family line
Iām so good at telling lies
That came from my motherās side
Told a million to survive
Scattered 'cross my family line
God, I have my fatherās eyes
But my sisterās when I cry
I can run, but I canāt hide
From my family line
From my family line
Oh, all that I did to try to undo it
All of my pain and all your excuses
I was a kid but I wasnāt clueless
(Someone who loves you wouldnāt do this)
All of my past, I tried to erase it
But now I see, would I even change it?
Might share a face and share a last name, but
(We are not the same)
Scattered 'cross my family line
Iām so good at telling lies
That came from my motherās side
Told a million to survive
Scattered across my family line
God, I have my fatherās eyes
But my sisterās when I cry
I can run, but I canāt hide
From my family line
From my family line