Broken Bonds

(mmmmm) Since Dad went down,

the house grew cold

I took to the bottle,

doing what I was told

To numb the sting

of his empty chair

Felt like nobody was even there

Then her boyfriend crossed that final line

Put his hands on her for the last time

My vision went black,

the bottle hit the floor

One heavy swing, he don't yell no more

Now the blue lights are flashing in the drive

Just trying to keep my soul alive

With the pills and the liquor

and the family pain

Now I'm standing out here

in the pouring rain (yeah)

They put the cold metal on my wrists

But I'd do it again with these bare fists

To protect the only family I got left (oh-oh-oh)

Now the blue lights are flashing in the drive

Just trying to keep my soul alive

With the pills and the liquor

and the family pain

Now I'm standing out here

in the pouring rain

I miss you, Dad (ahhhh)