Lyrics

As a child
I learned the art of walking on eggshells
Cuz my Daddy had
A special way with words when he would yell
He said he didn't mean the things that he would say
But when you're little you believe them anyway
I still remember how I cried myself to sleep
Oh the sins of my father cut so deep

As I grew up
I found his anger slept inside of me
And hard as I tried
I knew that I would never be set free
So I chose to take another path that day
Gave up my dreams of having kids and I walked away
Cuz I refused to sow the hell that they would reap
Oh the sins of my father cut so deep

Now I live with the regret
That I will never know the love a mother feels
And though I try hard to forget
The wounds I carry are the kind that seldom heal
At night I pray the Lord my broken soul to keep
Oh the sins of my father cut so deep

As I've moved on
I've learned that he was only trying to be
Another branch
To match the rest of our family tree
I have forgiven him for I know that he tried
And that along with him that legacy will die
And on that day I will stand over him and weep
Oh the sins of my father cut so deep