[Lyrics by Mike Portnoy]
We're taught unconditional love
That blood is thicker than water
That a parent's world would
revolve
Always around their son or their daughter
You pretend I was your own
And even believed that you loved me
But were
always threatened by some
Invisible blood line that only you could see
You took advantage of an outreached hand
And twisted
it to meet your every need
'Gimme time to re-charge my batteries,
I'll see her when she's older and I'll bounce her on my
knee'
Well listen to me you ungrateful fool
Here comes a dose of reality
You'll go to your grave a sad and lonely man
The
door is now closed on your pathetic little plan
On and on and on and on it goes
It's so easy to run away with nothing in
tow
How can you ever sleep a wink at night
Pretending that everything is alright
And have the nerve to blame this mess on
me
Never in my life have I seen someone
So Ignorant to the damage he has done
You're the rotted root in the family
tree
I tried your 4 bill therapy
I tried to make amends
But nothing could lure you out of your selfish shell
again
Expecting everyone to bow and kiss your feet
Don't you see respect is not a one way street
Blaming everyone for all that
you've don e wrong
I'll get my peace of mind when you hear this song
On and on and on and on it goes
And with every passing
day true colors show
How can you ever sleep a wink at night
Pretending that everything is alright
And have the balls to blame
this mess on me
Never in my life have I seen someone
Oblivious to the damage he has done
You're the rotted root in the family
tree
Watch where you walk
Don't you dare cross the crooked step
Watch the way you talk
Don't cross the crooked
step
On and on and on and on it goes
Chauvinistic, heartless, selfish, cold
How can you ever sleep a wink at
night
Pretending that everything is alright
And have the balls to blame this s**t on me
Never in my life have I seen
someone
So f*****g blind to the damage he has done
You're the rotted root in the family tree