Sterling Winfield - Better Man lyrics

I know my enemy and I can't forget his name Distant memories of a man that just couldn't change And though i've tried to set aside I still carry them today When I look into the mirror I can still see his face Oh lord Don't want to be like my father I deserved a better man A bigger man to help me down my road I cried a tear for my mother She deserved a better man A stronger man To embrace her soul Ruined by a weaker man A shallow man The one who broke our home Though I was a young boy I can still remember everything All the booze led to fights and abuse And I lived through it every day And though i try To heal inside My heart is just a vault for pain I tried to snuff the candle But i've been burnt by the flame It's too late Don't want to be like my father I deserved a better man A bigger man to help me down my road I cried a tear for of my mother She deserved a better man A stronger man To embrace her soul Ruined by a weaker man A shallow man The one who broke our home Saw him twenty years later in a store buyin' a jug of wine He said "hey there boy I'm living nearby We could catch up with a joint and share a bottle or two" I said "i'm sorry dad, don't wanna end up being you...no" Don't want to be like my father I cried a tear for my mother She deserved a better man A stronger man To embrace her soul Ruined by a weaker man A shallow man The one who broke our home