John Daniel - The Pretenders lyrics

[Verse 1] You can find him asking for self, he'll never settle for wealth But with the cards he was dealt, he knows numbers could help Wasn't born a statistic, but he made digit worthy decisions The difference, he won't listen ‘til he's staring down bridges Fisticuffs, alcohol makes it tell all Until his fists in cuffs, he ignores that frail wall Out of luck, Karkov with his heart raw Nowadays, f**ing UP was his DOWN fall Sippin sinkin with his thinkin In the sink reliving all the chain link depictions Of a childhood of indifference Didn't learn a sentence ‘til his father got sentenced Hence it's, the same escape from hell it seems Tryna sell a dream, singing the same damn melody A phantom identity, romancing all remedies Pretending to remember, last night's his worst enemy [Verse 2] There she goes, and you know it's on purpose Purse perfect, rocks it ‘cuz she feels worthless You heard this, the story of rehearsed verdicts Each day, it worsens Workin' for self imposed burdens I suppose he's hurtin', wantin' her quickly ‘Til she – shut ‘em down like Fredro and Sticky But when he sees her, her head hangs low Feelin' her stage 4 chop her down like a pave low In smoke, when she faces the mirror Could easily make the cover, so the others fear her Gorgeous, but that's not self accordin' More important, her self image was distorted She can't afford it, so she rocks Loubitons ‘Cuz the heels she's standin' on, can do her no wrong Whatever she's running from, it's bound to catch up No make up, ‘til he's seen with his head up [Verse 3] His younger years were full of fear, or so it seems A young dream, not sure what “I love you” means His father said it whenever he scored a TD Carried by the team, but he just wants to breath ease Surrounded by dream k**ers At 17 years old, the taste of blood was too familiar His dad would beat his a**, his cleats stained with gra** He contains brash feelings, displayed with stained gla** Design, driving home in the winter time Swerving out of control, welcome to a winner's mind His girl left him for the flies, and it's no surprise When tears filled his eyes, he didn't seek dad to confide “Why don't you put trust in me?” his dad said “How did you get custody”, in his head Full of feelings unexpressed, hit the ceiling in life Unleashing them on his wife, 10 years from the night