I know my enemy

And I can′t forget his name

Distant memories of a man

That just couldn't change

And though I′ve tried to set aside

I still carry them today

When I look into the mirror

I can still see his face, oh Lord

Don't want to be like my father

I deserved a better man, a bigger man

To help me down my road

I cried a tear for my mother

She deserved a better man

A stronger man to embrace her soul

Ruined by a weaker man, a shallow man

The one who broke our home

Though I was a young boy

I can still remember everything

All the booze led to fights and abuse

And I lived through it every day

And though I try to heal inside

My heart is just a vault for pain

I've tried to snuff the candle

But I′ve been burnt by the flame, it′s too late

Don't want to be like my father

I deserved a better man, a bigger man

To help me down my road

I cried a tear for my mother

She deserved a better man

A stronger man to embrace her soul

Ruined by a weaker man, a shallow man

The one who broke our home

Saw him twenty years later

In a store buying a jug of wine

He said, "Hey there, boy

I′m living nearby"

"We could catch up with a joint

And a bottle or two"

I said, "I'm sorry, Dad

Don′t wanna end up being you, no"

Don't want to be like my father, no

I cried a tear for my mother

She deserved a better man

A stronger man to embrace her soul

Ruined by a weaker man, a shallow man

The one who broke our home