Better Man

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, a bigger man To help me down my road I cried a tear for my mother She deserved a better man A stronger man to embrace her soul Ruined by a weaker man, a 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've 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, a bigger man To help me down my road I cried a tear for my mother She deserved a better man A stronger man to embrace her soul Ruined by a weaker man, a shallow man The one who broke our home Saw him twenty years later In a store buying a jug of wine He said, "Hey there, boy I'm living nearby" "We could catch up with a joint And 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, no I cried a tear for my mother She deserved a better man A stronger man to embrace her soul Ruined by a weaker man, a shallow man The one who broke our home