Christian Tayar - Family Tree

I had chased some dreams of mine both day and night
But they never did come true
Made some teary eyed phone calls to friends
Who never did come through
Spent my life trying to find my own path
And not look the fool
Often wonder to myself
What's a poor boy supposed to do

I'd like to think I did the best I could
The best I could with what I had
No one showed me how to live my life
I figured on my own how to be a man
There ain't nothing in this world that I can't do
Cause deep inside I know I can
Yeah I got something to prove
I can live my life just fine without your plans

But my father's blood is running through these veins
And I'd rather die of my own pride
Than live life in his shame
I'm frightened of the mirror
Cause I might just see his face
But I'll have to come to terms with this one day

My daddy wasn't a bad man
He's just not the kind of man I want to be
Living life by other's standards
Thinking that a paycheck would set him free
Thinking that he knows who I am just because his last name follows me
If there's one thing he could learn it's that there's more than all of that to family

But my mother's blood is running through these veins
And I hope I've made her proud of the child that she's raised
She's offered me forgiveness, adoration, and her praise
I will love her 'til the end of both our days

And I know there's more to see
Than what's been seen by the members of my family tree
And I know there's more that I could be
Than what my family tree sees in me
I'm gonna fight for my own path
I look the devil in the face and together we will laugh
And I know I'll take some falls
Collecting scars I'll embrace them all

But my siblings share the blood within my veins
I hope they've paid attention
I hope they learn from my mistakes
But part of me is hoping that they make a few of their own
Find a new path and take a brand new road

Written by:
Christian Tayar

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