Intro B/E5
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silhouettes above the cradle
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hold me down
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they won't let me go the wrong way
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my mother taught me all the fables, told me how
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in the end all the sinners have to pay
but...
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i don't wanna live like my mother
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i don't wanna let fear rule my life
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and i don't wanna live like my father
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i don't wanna give up before i die
(like verse 1)
he worked so hard his bones are breaking
he wore them down but long ago he lost the feeling
his good intentions leave me shaking, show me how
i don't ever want to end up like he did
and...
i don't wanna live like my mother
i don't wanna let fear rule my life
and i don't wanna live like my father
i don't wanna give up before i die
(like verse 1)
when i have kids
i won't put any chains on their wrists,
i won't
i'll tell them this
there's nothing in this world
that you can't be if you want it
enough
and...
i don't wanna live like my mother
i don't wanna let fear rule my life
and i don't wanna live like my father
i don't wanna give up before i die
i don't wanna live like my mother
i don't wanna let fear rule my life
and i don't wanna live like my father
i don't wanna give up before i die