[Intro]
Looking thru the window noticing a slight reflection of myself
Wondering when I walk away if I’ll ever see this version of myself again
You looked so broken and down low
I wonder what they said to you. Oooo
I wonder how they hurt you. Oooo
I wonder how anyone could make you feel blue
One day the sun will shine
[Verse]
I always walked around school with my head down low
I came from a broken home
I never shared my life with anyone one
I was too embarrassed and shy to ever talk about it
I never wanted to talk about the pain
The feeling I had in my gut walking in the front door
Wondering if my momma was ok
[Chorus]
I wondered what it was like to have the perfect life
Reading magazines and seeing celebrities
Thinking they had it all
Thinking money solved everything
Money only brings damage it doesn’t do anything
You think the yelling and fighting were ok for me?
I was raised in a broken home
My dad never cared
It showed as I grew up
My brother did drugs
Now I’m trying to be better than they could be
[Verse]
I look thru photos and see smiles but were they real?
Everyone looked so happy. What happened to that family?
Shattered throughout the years
Growing tired and old
Never wanting to work on things
The cycle continued and continued
Until the family grew smaller and smaller
Cause now you’re 6ft under
No longer hurting
abusing my mother
working to make a living
Acting like you were a gangster
Deep down you were hurting but..
Never cared to get help
[Chorus]
I wondered what it was like to have the perfect life
Reading magazines and seeing celebrities
Thinking they had it all
Thinking money solved everything
Money only brings damage it doesn’t do anything
You think the yelling and fighting were ok for me?
I was raised in a broken home
My dad never cared or showed it as I grew up
My brother did drugs
Now I’m trying to be better than they could be
[Verse]
Now when I look into the mirror and see my reflection
It’s of who I want to be and continue to grow
Never looking back now
Long ago I came from a broken home
Now the home I live in is grounded and capable of
Capable of loving and caring
Capable of being positive
Capable of being the support system I need
Ooooo broken broken home
[Final Chorus]
I wondered what it was like to have the perfect life
Reading magazines and seeing celebrities
Thinking they had it all
Thinking money solved everything
Having a loving home and my own family
That solved everything
No longer looking back to what was once there
Looking forward to my life now that I can see
I can see happiness was always waiting for mee
[Outro]
Came from a broken home
Came from a broken home
Don’t ever look back oh no no
Keep your head up babe
The light at the end of the tunnel is there I promise
You gotta keep fighting
You gotta keep pushing
Just have a little faith
