Song Description
Contemporary country song where a child from a dysfunctional family questions what family really means.
Song Length |
4:03 |
Genre |
Classical - Contemporary, Classical - General |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Content, Poignant |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Family, Loving Marriage |
Similar Artists |
George Strait, Brooks & Dunn |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
"What Family Really Means"
Picture this, a little boy
Trying to go to sleep
His daddy's gone, his momma drinks
He lies awake and weeps
And as a bottle crashes on the kitchen floor
He wraps his arms around his knees
And in his mind he hears the words
He sometimes wants to scream
Chorus:
I want to know what family really means
Is it blood? Is it love? Or something in between
I want to feel what other people feel
I want to know what family really means
At seventeen the boy left home
To redefine his life
He got a job in Tupelo
At a warehouse working nights
There he met a girl who changed his world
And he asked her to be his wife
As she softly smiled to his surprise
Yes was her reply
Chorus:
I want to know what family really means
Is it blood? Is it love? Or something in between
I want to feel what other people feel
I want to know what family really means
Bridge:
Now I'm thirty five, yeah that little boy was me
And I thank my wife for our new life and all she's given me
Chorus:
Cause now I know what family really means
It's more than blood, it's pure love
That's what she's shown to me
Now I feel what other people feel
Now I know what family really means
Now I know what family really means
It's more than blood, it's pure love
That's what she's shown to me
Now I feel what other people feel
Now I know what family really means
Now I know what family really means