Story Behind The Song

My girlfriend has an alcoholic father and it was really the first time Id ever been around something like that. I saw his mood change in one second. I saw him shake when he was out of beer. I saw the bruises on my girlfriends neck when he'd come home d

Song Description

About what an alcoholic husband and father can damage.

Lyrics

Why cant you see its killing me?
That this drink can make you be
Someone I dont even know

I cry inside, don't let nobody in
You're making me so angry, back drinking again
If everything doesn't change the way you want them to,
And mom to, I wanted you
To give it all up, just like you were my pop
I loved you like a father even when you beat me up
Those names that you say when you look at me
It doesn't matter, its ok - I'll pretend it ok
Look at mom, Dad
You're breaking her heart so bad
You couldnt move a moutain if you had a hundred men
You couldnt change a thing about yourself
You just wanted to be yourself, alone with yourself in denial
Its been a while since you made me smile
But Im still missing a father to walk me down the isle
One day you're gunna miss your little girl, too
Who used to love you like a perfect daughter would love you

Remember our honeymoon?
When you used to look at me, make me believe that I was made for you
We had a good time growing up in this town
But I expected you to grow out of it by now
I'll wear the clothes that you want me to wear
I'll wear my hair the way you want me to wear, and I swear
Even thought thins will never change
Im gunna stand by my man cuz I took your last name
A last name, even though mine was better
Wether or not Im in your will, I couldn't care lesser
Nothing changes, yet nothings never the same
And no one looks at you quite the same
As I do, cuz I love you
And nothings never gunna change that
You'll never understand that
Kick me out again, I'll be by your side
Wheres a 42 year old gunna find a nice guy

I remember the first time I saw your girl
I hadnt found a purpose anywhere in the world
I told my guy that she'd be marrying me
That they'd be burying me, side by side, in the cemetary
Even before she said, "I Love you, too"
I wanted to take my bat and beat the living f@%k outta you
Man to man, toe to toe
You ever lay a hand on her again, you'll be buried tomorrow
Your whole side of the family, individually
Are a buncha f@%king lame excuses for human beings
Your daughters got a man, Im the man in her life
She dont need your f@%king money, just your wife
You had unconditional love until you threw it away
You've shown me everything I dont wanna be
I just say, f@%king die today
And let your family have a life without your pain