My [Bm]father never talked a [D]lot
He just [G]took a walk around the block
'Til all his [Bm]anger took a hold of [D]him
And then he'd [G]hit
My [Bm]mother never cried a [D]lot
She took the [G]punches, but she never fought
'Til she said, "I'm [Bm]leaving and I'll take the [D]kids"
So she [G]did
I say, "They're [Bm]just the ones who [D]gave me [G]life"
But I [Bm]truly am my [D]parents' [G]child
Scattered '[Bm]cross my family [D]line
I'm so [G]good at telling lies
That came [Bm]from my mother's [D]side
Told a [G]million to survive
Scattered '[Bm]cross my family [D]line
God, I [G]have my father's eyes
But my [Bm]sister's when I [D]cry
I can [G]run, but I can't hide
From my [Bm]family [D]line [G]
It's [Bm]hard to put it into [D]words
How the [G]holidays will always hurt
I watch the [Bm]fathers with their little [D]girls
And wonder [G]what I did to deserve this
How [Bm]could you hurt a [D]little kid?
I [G]can't forget, I can't forgive you
'Cause [Bm]now I'm scared that
[D]everyone I love will [G]leave me
Scattered '[Bm]cross my family [D]line
I'm so [G]good at telling lies
That came [Bm]from my mother's [D]side
Told a [G]million to survive
Scattered '[Bm]cross my family [D]line
God, I [G]have my father's eyes
But my [Bm]sister's when I [D]cry
I can [G]run, but I can't hide
From my [Em]family [Bm]line [A]
From my [Em]family [Bm]line [A]
[Em]All that I did to [Bm]try to undo it
[A]All of my pain and all your excuses
[Em]I was a kid, but [Bm]I wasn't clueless
([A]Someone who loves you wouldn't do this)
[Em]All of my past, I [Bm]tried to erase it
[A]But now I see, would I even change it?
[Em]Might share a face and [Bm]share a last name but
([A]We are not the same, same)
Scattered '[Bm]cross my family [D]line
I'm so [G]good at telling lies
That came [Bm]from my mother's [D]side
Told a [G]million to survive
Scattered '[Bm]cross my family [D]line
God, I [G]have my father's eyes
But my [Bm]sister's when I [D]cry
I can [G]run, but I can't hide
From my [Bm]family [D]line [G]
From my [Bm]family [D]line ([G]Mmhm)