Kick

When you saw your dad shoot up for the first time It must've came as quite a shock You sat numb in your room for hours Ignoring the afternoon's drop-offs You picture him, arms outstretched in a song After Sunday school let out He'd drive the family home, and you'd Talk about Jesus But 15 years can change a man Alone in this wilderness Say "keep your head up" if you're not okay But "not okay" is what's expected They claim you're a hero if you could make it off the couch You know the truth in what they say The world's gonna kick you either way But now you're stuck in this routine Just trying to make something on your own Your older brother fled the country The cops are coming 'round your home But Kaylee has a baby on the way They're not gonna leave her a single mother The dope was legal, but they roughed you up for selling on the side And 20 years will change a man Ten with behavior is what you're looking at Just keep your head down, and you'll be okay You're living up to what's expected They'll claim you're nothing when you're walking out the door You know the truth in what they say The world's gonna kick you either way And Mom won't even come around most days You pop your prescription, and you put on a brave face You zone out to the local AM station And try not to think about next month's visitation I saw you last week, we haven't talked since graduation You're moving H with a guy to catch up, but it's clear you're using I didn't have the guts to be a better friend But what's another ten grand gonna fix in the end? Say "keep your head up" if you're not okay But "not okay" is what's expected They claim you're a hero, but you died there on the couch You knew the truth in what they say The world's gonna kick you either way