Memories
Oh I grew up on Lake Lanier
Where happiness was a veneer
Bullied at school, and sometimes home
It felt like I was on my own
The other kids were always cruel
My brother joined them to look cool
So I became an introvert
To hide behind all of the hurt
The memories haunt me still
Growing up in Gainesville
The facade I wore was just a sham
Nobody ever gave a damn
Wishing I could be free
Could I ever be me?
The memories haunt me still
(The memories haunt me still)
My teenage years, yeah they weren't great
With a dad ready to detonate
Parents said I'd amount to nothing
Why couldn't they just be more loving?
I cover the pain with silly songs
To mask all of the stinging wrongs
Music and humor get me through
To put the past in my rear view
The memories haunt me still
Growing up in Gainesville
The facade I wore was just a sham
Nobody ever gave a damn
Wishing I could be free (free)
Could I ever be me? (me)
The memories haunt me still
(The memories haunt me still)
Grown up now and found my light
Sometimes I'm still 'Up at Night'
I push the pain way down deep
But I still find it hard to sleep
The scars may be older now
And they remind me how
If I can make it, you can too
The life you choose is up to you
The memories haunt me still
Growing up in Gainesville
The facade I wore was just a sham
Nobody ever gave a damn
Wishing I could be free
Could I ever be me?
The memories haunt me still
The memories haunt me still
The memories haunt me still
The memories haunt me still
Where happiness was a veneer
Bullied at school, and sometimes home
It felt like I was on my own
The other kids were always cruel
My brother joined them to look cool
So I became an introvert
To hide behind all of the hurt
The memories haunt me still
Growing up in Gainesville
The facade I wore was just a sham
Nobody ever gave a damn
Wishing I could be free
Could I ever be me?
The memories haunt me still
(The memories haunt me still)
My teenage years, yeah they weren't great
With a dad ready to detonate
Parents said I'd amount to nothing
Why couldn't they just be more loving?
I cover the pain with silly songs
To mask all of the stinging wrongs
Music and humor get me through
To put the past in my rear view
The memories haunt me still
Growing up in Gainesville
The facade I wore was just a sham
Nobody ever gave a damn
Wishing I could be free (free)
Could I ever be me? (me)
The memories haunt me still
(The memories haunt me still)
Grown up now and found my light
Sometimes I'm still 'Up at Night'
I push the pain way down deep
But I still find it hard to sleep
The scars may be older now
And they remind me how
If I can make it, you can too
The life you choose is up to you
The memories haunt me still
Growing up in Gainesville
The facade I wore was just a sham
Nobody ever gave a damn
Wishing I could be free
Could I ever be me?
The memories haunt me still
The memories haunt me still
The memories haunt me still
The memories haunt me still
Credits
Writer(s): Rylee Foster
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