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Twenty Years Ago
I was at that smartass time of my life
Where I'd pick a fight just to pick a fight
If he said black, I said white
If he took one side, I took the other side
The dinner table we sat around
Was more like a battleground
And I lost more times than I won
I would've learned later on
That he was always preachin 'bout his past
I just kept screamin,
Come on, dad
That was twenty years ago
You don't know me at all
Tryin' to talk to you is like talkin' to the wall
Yeah, you gave me my life, but it's my life to live
Maybe I don't wanna live it like you did
Twenty years ago
He was built with blue collar sweat and blood
Squared jaw and a crew cut
A purple heart, a Viet Vet.
He'd tell you every chance he'd get
Always runnin' down my rock n' roll,
My friends, my hair, my clothes.
But one night it got out of control
And right there we came to blows
And that was just enough to get me gone
I couldn't wait to prove him wrong
Twenty years ago
Struck out on my own
Couldn't tell me nothin
That I didn't already know
Later I was on my way
To what the hell did I care
My old man and his grey hair
Thought about the road I chose
Twenty years ago
Well I left as fast as the leaves fell that autumn
I never looked back and I never once called him
But every time I talked to momma
I wondered if he was there, or if he even cared
I figured I walked out of him
And the course of our love had run
Momma said 'no, no, you listen to me son
He's a stubborn man and he won't give in.
He believes what he believes, well you're just like him'
Well, I could tell by her voice there was something wrong
She broke down, and said he ain't got long
So I caught the next plane home,
Thought about all the years gone
Had my pride that I let so much time go by
I ran up those stairs and stood by his bed
and I cried
Twenty years ago
Thought I knew it all
But tryin' to talk to me
Was like talkin' to a wall
I thought I was a man
Actin' like I did
But all I want right now
Is just to be your kid
Just before my dad gave up the ghost
He took my hand and said
Son let it go, that was twenty years ago
Twenty years ago
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Twenty years ago
Son let it go, that was twenty years ago
He took my hand and said
Just before my dad gave up the ghost
Is just to be your kid
But all I want right now
Actin' like I did
I thought I was a man
Was like talkin' to a wall
But tryin' to talk to me
Thought I knew it all
Twenty years ago
and I cried
I ran up those stairs and stood by his bed
Had my pride that I let so much time go by
Thought about all the years gone
So I caught the next plane home,
She broke down, and said he ain't got long
Well, I could tell by her voice there was something wrong
He believes what he believes, well you're just like him'
He's a stubborn man and he won't give in.
Momma said 'no, no, you listen to me son
And the course of our love had run
I figured I walked out of him
I wondered if he was there, or if he even cared
But every time I talked to momma
I never looked back and I never once called him
Well I left as fast as the leaves fell that autumn
Twenty years ago
Thought about the road I chose
My old man and his grey hair
To what the hell did I care
Later I was on my way
That I didn't already know
Couldn't tell me nothin
Struck out on my own
Twenty years ago
I couldn't wait to prove him wrong
And that was just enough to get me gone
And right there we came to blows
But one night it got out of control
My friends, my hair, my clothes.
Always runnin' down my rock n' roll,
He'd tell you every chance he'd get
A purple heart, a Viet Vet.
Squared jaw and a crew cut
He was built with blue collar sweat and blood
Twenty years ago
Maybe I don't wanna live it like you did
Yeah, you gave me my life, but it's my life to live
Tryin' to talk to you is like talkin' to the wall
You don't know me at all
That was twenty years ago
Come on, dad
I just kept screamin,
That he was always preachin 'bout his past
I would've learned later on
And I lost more times than I won
Was more like a battleground
The dinner table we sat around
If he took one side, I took the other side
If he said black, I said white
Where I'd pick a fight just to pick a fight
I was at that smartass time of my life
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