I Won't Become My Father | 80s Hard Rock

[Verse 1] The alarm goes off at six fifteen Same coffee cup, same front door key Same gray road underneath my tires Same blue shirt, same factory lights There's a picture hanging in the hall My father standing there beside it all I used to think his life was small Now I see my shadow on the wall [Pre-Chorus] I hear his voice inside my head "Keep your job, keep your family fed" But something in me won't stay quiet Something in me wants to fight it [Chorus] I won't become my father I won't live the life he knew I can carry what he gave me Without becoming you If the road was never meant for me Then I'll turn before it ends I won't become my father I have to find out who I am [Verse 2] His old work boots are in my garage I wear them when I'm fixing up the car The same old chair beside the kitchen door The same tired silence after four My wife asks, "Are you coming home?" I say, "I'm fine," but I don't know I've got a child asleep upstairs And suddenly I see him standing there [Pre-Chorus] He wasn't cruel, he wasn't cold He just did what he was told Maybe he was scared like me Maybe he forgot he could be free [Chorus] I won't become my father I won't live the life he knew I can carry what he gave me Without becoming you If the road was never meant for me Then I'll turn before it ends I won't become my father I have to find out who I am [Instrumental] Two-chord electric guitar hook, drums and bass drive forward [Bridge] Maybe he had dreams of his own Maybe he buried them to build our home Maybe the man I tried to run from Was just another man trying to become someone [Final Chorus] I won't become my father But I'll remember what he taught How to stand up when it's hardest How to give when you have not I can take his strength with me And leave the fear behind I won't repeat his life I'll finally choose mine [Outro] The alarm goes off at six fifteen But this morning feels different