Rodney Place

Yeah Just get this off my chest, man Yeah When I was eight years old I saw my parents get divorced Then a couple years passed and we were in and out a court I was broken and distraught, life taught me to be mature But my heart was broken early 'cause everything that I saw Seven thirty Friday, that's Daddy knocking the door We saw my Dad on weekends, that's nothing less, nothing more Christmas was the worst time, torn between the both sides Saw my sister crying that day, that's when my soul died Looking at my bredrens like I wish I had your life Your Mommy loves your Daddy and everything's looking fine Mine can't even conversate for even five minutes without Getting in an argument, but I just ride with it Now I make my bed, but I don't ever lie in it Always on the move like every five minutes From Daddy's and then to Mommy's, then Mommy's and then to Dad's Mommy did all of the packing so everything's in the bag It broke my heart to see my parents apart It broke my heart to see my parents apart Yeah, see I was praying they would get back together Like Lord, really, is that such a big task? It broke my heart to see my parents apart It broke my heart to see my parents apart Yeah, see I was praying they would get back together Like Lord, really, is that such a big task? I used to get down on my knees and pray that they'll get back together Mommy left the house and she left my Daddy, you let her That's exactly what she told us, she told us it's for the better I never read the letter, the devil's a homewrecker Me and Dee-Dee suffered, we made it through cold weather Dealing with Mom's pressure if only they'd known better I remember vividly walking up to our new house Momma held my hand and she told me 'This is for you, now' I asked my Mother when is Daddy coming home She told me she doesn't know, knew it was set in stone Knew he was never coming, my bruises were never shown My house was never a home, they never spoke on the phone And I remember like it's yesterday 'Look what the pressure made You made a king, you made a queen, you can be proud of that' 'I wish you treated Mother better, just from looking back Don't take this personal, I wish you would've stayed with Dad' It broke my heart to see my parents apart It broke my heart to see my parents apart Yeah, see I was praying they would get back together Like Lord, really, is that such a big task? It broke my heart to see my parents apart It broke my heart to see my parents apart Yeah, see I was praying they would get back together Like Lord, really, is that such a big task? Yeah Was that too much to ask? I don't know, man Yeah, yeah, yeah