Old Enough to Know

You don't want to see the pain
Or hear the front door slam again
But it's time I pass on what I know
I'll love you both 'til the day I die
But you need to hear my side
Before I go

Sometimes life is full of doubt
Sometimes folks can't work it out
And sometimes love is poisoned and can't grow
You are wise beyond your age
You knew that life was not a stage
A long time ago

Oh, you are young
But old enough to know
Old enough to know

I couldn't be my father's son
Two hearts never beat as one
And like they say you reap what you sow
Sometimes people only see
The surface not reality
But the show

And there were times when I'd come home
After sweating my fingers to the bone
And all I'd get is blame for what went wrong
My crime was being blind to her
I wish I found out earlier
How to let it go

Oh, you are young
But old enough to know
You are young, but old enough to know

All my life I walked alone
I built a family but not a home
I carried all the weight without much praise
Don't you know that life don't wait
You can't afford to hide behind
Those charades

And if you believe there's not one side
That doesn't bleed and cheat and lie
Well now the time has come for you to know
The truth is what you hold inside
Nothing else will satisfy
Your heart and soul

Oh, you are young
But old enough to know
You are young
But old enough to know

You have your path ahead
And many turns may turn your head
But there's only one question you should know
Will your love help you to be
The best of you that you can be
If not, let it go, let it go

Don't compromise the values
That you hold so deep inside you
You don't have to take crap from no one
One day I hope that you will find
A selfless heart and inspired mind
To match your own

Oh, you are young
But old enough to know
You are young
But old enough to know