[male vocals] It
Ends
With
Me
Verse 1
I
watched
you
grow
from
photographs,
A
thousand
miles,
a
thousand
regrets.
Every
birthday
that
I
missed
Is
another
scar
I
can't
forget.
I
told
myself
I'd
make
it
right,
When
life
slowed
down,
when
I
had
time.
But
time
kept
moving
without
me,
And
left
your
hand
no
longer
holding
mine.
Pre-Chorus
If
I
could
turn
the
years
around,
I'd
trade
every
dream
I
chased.
No
success
could
ever
fill
The
empty
chair
I
left
in
your
place.
Chorus
If
you
hear
my
voice
one
day,
Know
I
never
stopped
loving
you.
I
just
lost
my
way,
my
son,
And
forgot
what
love
was
supposed
to
do.
Don't
carry
my
mistakes,
Don't
wear
my
chains,
don't
live
my
pain.
Be
the
father
I
couldn't
be,
Break
the
cycle...
let
it
end
with
me.
Verse 2
Maybe
you
learned
to
hide
your
tears,
Maybe
you
built
your
heart
from
stone.
Maybe
every
time
life
knocked
you
down,
You
stood
back
up
all
alone.
For
every
game
I
wasn't
there,
For
every
lesson
left
untold,
I'm
sorry
doesn't
change
the
past,
But
it's
the
truest
word
I
know.
Bridge
One
day
you'll
have
a
little
boy
Looking
up
into
your
eyes.
When
he
reaches
for
your
hand,
Don't
let
him
wonder
why.
Hold
him
close
through
every
storm,
Tell
him
he's
enough
each
day.
Give
him
what
I
failed
to
give,
And
watch
the
darkness
fade
away.
Final
Chorus
If
they
ask
you
who
I
was,
Don't
say
I
was
just
the
man
who
left.
Tell
them
I
finally
understood
That
love
is
measured
by
the
moments
kept.
I
can't
rewrite
yesterday,
But
your
tomorrow
can
be
free.
Live
a
life
that's
full
of
love...
Break
the
cycle...
let
it
end
with
me.
Outro
When
I'm
gone,
don't
remember
only
my
failures.
Remember
my
warning.
A
boy
doesn't
need
a
perfect
father...
He
needs
a
present
one.
So
love
your
children
with
all
your
heart...
And
let
my
story...
end
with
me.
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