Bm                    D
My father never talked a lot
        G
He just took a walk around the block
             Bm                   D
'Til all his anger took a hold of him
              G
And then he'd hit
   Bm                   D
My mother never cried a lot
             G
She took the punches, but she never fought
                    Bm                        D
'Til she said, "I'm leaving and I'll take the kids"
       G
So she did

              Bm                D       G
I say they're just the ones who gave me life
      Bm          D        G*
But I truly am my parents' child

           Bm              D
Scattered 'cross my family line
       G
I'm so good at telling lies
          Bm               D
That came from my mother's side
       G
Told a million to survive
           Bm              D
Scattered 'cross my family line
       G
God, I have my father's eyes
       Bm              D
But my sister's when I cry
      G
I can run, but I can't hide
        Bm     D      G
From my family line

     Bm                  D
It's hard to put it into words
        G
How the holidays will always hurt
            Bm                        D
I watch the fathers with their little girls
           G
And wonder what I did to deserve this
    Bm               D
How could you hurt a little kid?
  G
I can't forget, I can't forgive you
       Bm                  D                    G
'Cause now I'm scared that everyone I love will leave me

           Bm              D
Scattered 'cross my family line
       G
I'm so good at telling lies
          Bm               D
That came from my mother's side
       G
Told a million to survive
           Bm              D
Scattered 'cross my family line
       G
God, I have my father's eyes
       Bm              D
But my sister's when I cry
      G
I can run, but I can't hide
        Em     Bm   A
From my family line

        Em     Bm   A
From my family line

Oh-oh
Em                Bm
All that I did to try to undo it
A
All of my pain and all your excuses
Em               Bm
I was a kid, but I wasn't clueless
 A
(Someone who loves you wouldn't do this)
Em                Bm
All of my past, I try to erase it
A
But now I see, would I even change it
Em                     Bm
Might share a face and share a last name but
 A
(We are not the same, same)

           Bm              D
Scattered 'cross my family line
       G
I'm so good at telling lies
          Bm               D
That came from my mother's side
       G
Told a million to survive
           Bm              D
Scattered 'cross my family line
       G
God, I have my father's eyes
       Bm              D
But my sister's when I cry
      G
I can run, but I can't hide
        Bm     D    G
From my family line
        Bm     D    G
From my family line