Family Line Song Lyrics by Conan Gray
My father never talked a lotHe 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 lotShe 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 lifeBut I truly am my parents’ child
Scattered ‘cross my family lineI’m so good at telling liesThat came from my mother’s sideTold a million to surviveScattered ‘cross my family lineGod, I have my father’s eyesBut my sister’s when I cryI can run, but I can’t hideFrom my family line
It’s hard to put it into wordsHow the holidays will always hurtI watch the fathers with their little girlsAnd 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 lineI’m so good at telling liesThat came from my mother’s sideTold a million to surviveScattered ‘cross my family lineGod, I have my father’s eyesBut my sister’s when I cryI can run, but I can’t hideFrom my family lineFrom my family line
Oh, all that I did to try to undo itAll of my pain and all your excusesI was a kid but I wasn’t clueless(Someone who loves you wouldn’t do this)All of my past, I tried to erase itBut 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 lineI’m so good at telling liesThat came from my mother’s sideTold a million to surviveScattered across my family lineGod, I have my father’s eyesBut my sister’s when I cryI can run, but I can’t hideFrom my family lineFrom my family line