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Shadow of You


In the daytime You're someone That's much like myself One who makes me laugh Because we share the Same sense of humor But when the day grows older And that bottle comes off The shelf You become a shadow of yourself You become a person Who says things he doesn't mean Who yells at people Who are so fragile A man who Could make his daughter Believe she isn't loved By just spilling some beer Scent of alcohol on her skin She feels so worthless again She won't stand for This shadow of you She's the one who Has guts to fight back Who knew That this shadow of you Killed so much of me And made me promise That I won't ever be like you Won't let myself be the shadow Father why do you drown Yourself like you do The cruel and hurtful Piece of you That horrible shadow of you.
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