My father never talked a lot

He just took a walk around the block

′Til all his anger took a hold of himAnd then he'd hit

My mother never cried a lot

She took the punches, but she never fought

′Til she said, "I'm leaving, and I'll take the kids"

So she did

I say they′re just the ones who gave me life

But I truly am my parents′ child

Scattered 'cross my family line

I′m so good at telling lies

That came from my mother's side

Told a million to survive

Scattered ′cross my family line

God, I have my father's eyes

But my sister′s when I cry

I can run, but I can't hide

From my family line

It's hard to put it into words

How the holidays will always hurt

I watch the fathers with their little girls

And wonder what I did to deserve this

How could you hurt a little kid?

I can′t forget, I can′t forgive you

'Cause now I′m scared that everyone I love will leave me

Scattered 'cross my family line

I′m so good at telling lies

That came from my mother's side

Told a million to survive

Scattered ′cross my family line

God, I have my father's eyes

But my sister's when I cry

I can run, but I can′t hide

From my family line

From my family line

Oh, all that I did to try to undo it

All of my pain and all your excuses

I was a kid but I wasn′t clueless

(Someone who loves you wouldn't do this)

All of my past, I tried to erase it

But now I see, would I even change it?

Might share a face and share a last name, but

(We are not the same)

Scattered ′cross my family line

I'm so good at telling lies

That came from my mother′s side

Told a million to survive

Scattered across my family line

God, I have my father's eyes

But my sister′s when I cry

I can run, but I can't hide

From my family line

From my family line