Im not me

Momma said obey the rules but I broke them like glass

Growing up too quick with a foot on the gas

Trouble found me in the hallways at school

Thought I knew it all but I played the fool

Judge banged the gavel my freedom in chains

Told me to change but I stayed the same

Probation bruises still fresh on my mind

Paying for the crimes I chased down blind

Raised right but I took the wrong turn

Where the fire of youth does nothing but burn

Sorry for the nights spent in endless regret

For the weight on their hearts I’ll never forget

Saw the pain in Dad’s hands shaking like leaves

Tried to patch the wounds left by my misdeeds

Mom cried herself dry but kept standing tall

I built a house of mistakes just to watch it fall

Late nights now I stare at the wall

Hearing echoes of footsteps from every bad call

I’m a mess in this mirror but I want to stand strong

How’d being raised right all go so wrong

Raised right but I took the wrong turn

Where the fire of youth does nothing but burn

Sorry for the nights spent in endless regret

For the weight on their hearts I’ll never forget