Family, Man

My sister's doin' her best

But every time her dad gets dressed

Her mama goes to smoke a cigarette

It's kinda hard to pretend

It isn't valid 'cause what happens

If he has a heart attack again

While he's balancin' checks?

To put some food up on the table

Keep the family goin' stable

And I'm takin' a breath

Keepin' peace and watchin' cable

Gonna get out when I'm able

Oh, that was the show

I didn't know

That when you grow up in a home

Where evеry door's closed

You feel so alone

I'm just doin' the bеst I can, mm

They were doin' their best back then, mm

And I know it's not okay

But in a way, I understand

'Cause I'm doin' the best I can, mm

Family, man

I really don't remember much before the age of ten

My dog Dodger and a Beatles poster over my bed

If every day was Disney and I never found the Internet

Then maybe I'd be doin' better up in my head

Sortin' through these pictures and the facts from their opinions

When it's time to take advice and when it's time to be dismissive

My dad would blame his trauma when he asked to be forgiven

When you're used to gettin' yelled at, it's hard to learn to listen

Oh, that was the show

The curtains have closed

But I know I'm not alone

I'm just doin' the best I can, mm

They were doin' their best back then, mm

And I know it's not okay

But in a way, I understand

'Cause I'm doin' the best I can, mm

Family, man

Now they're movin' to Michigan, mm

Gives me somethin' to miss again, mm

And I can feel it in the rain

While I'm flyin' to Japan

And my sister's in LA

Tryin' to figure out a plan

We didn't cause the pain

But the healing's in our hands

And we're doin' the best we can, mm

Yeah, we're doin' the best we can, mm

Family, man

Family, man