Mothers & Fathers

How he loved her
How she loved him too
I was younger
But I always knew

It was sacred
It was always true
And it taught me
How to treat you

And you don't even recognize yourself
When you meet someone you turn into someone else
You hear her in the back of your mind
And it ends up coming into your own life
You hated the way she talked to him
Now you're stuck here doing the same damn thing
You take the love that they create
A pattern you can't shake
And then you do it again
Do it again
You do it again

How you love her
He's a stranger to you
Torn asunder
When he left you

You were fourteen when she didn't drop you off at the house anymore
She said that she wouldn't see him
Wishing you could go back to those younger years
'Cause this is way worse than the screaming
Did you ever learn how to trust a man after the one that thrust you into the world?
She got another one but they're all the same in the end after all

And you don't even recognize yourself
When you meet someone you turn into someone else
You hear her in the back of your mind
And it ends up coming into your own life
You hated the way she talked to him
Now you're stuck here doing the same damn thing
You take the love that they create
A pattern you can't shake
And then you do it again
Do it again
You do it again
You do it again

It's not your fault you got the short end passed down your line
And now you look for someone who fits where you've been reassigned
Safe and sound, you can't remember what it feels like
You chase the feeling but nothing comes to mind

And you don't even recognize yourself
When you meet someone you turn into someone else
You hear her in the back of your mind
And it ends up coming into your own life
You hated the way she talked to him
Now you're stuck here doing the same damn thing
You take the love that they create
A pattern you can't shake
And then you do it again
You do it again