I know my enemy and I can't forget his name, 
Distant memories of a man that just couldn't change, 
And though I've tried to set aside, 
I still carry them today 
When I look into the mirror I can still see his face, 
Oh lord 

Don't want to be like my father, 
I deserved a better man, 
bigger man to help me down my road 
I cried a tear for my mother, 
She deserved a better man, 
stronger man, 
To embrace her soul [bad word] by a weaker man, 
shallow man, 
The one who broke our home 

Though I was a young boy I can still remember everything, 
All the booze led to fights and abuse 
And I lived through it every day 
And though I try, 
To heal inside, 
My heart is just a vault for pain, 
I tried to snuff the candle, 
But I've been burnt by the flame, 
It's too late 

Don't want to be like my father, 
I deserved a better man, 
bigger man to help me down my road 
I cried a tear for of my mother, 
She deserved a better man, 
stronger man, 
To embrace her soul [bad word] by a weaker man, 
shallow man, 
The one who broke our home 

Saw him twenty years later in a store buyin' a jug of wine 
He said "hey there boy I'm living nearby 
We could catch up with a joint and share a bottle or two" 
I said "I'm sorry dad, don't wanna end up being you...no" 

Don't want to be like my father, 
I cried a tear for my mother, 
She deserved a better man, 
stronger man, 
To embrace her soul [bad word] by a weaker man, 
shallow man, 
The one who broke our home