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An American flag he hung down from the roof

And he hung it askew

He laid down on it in a drunken stupor

And dreamed about his daddy how his daddy used to do

Sleeping on an old cot out in the barn

Working through the heat out in the yard

Kicking back a whiskey 'til the sun come up

And showing up to church half drunk

Playing poker all night long

And playing the accordion that same old song:

Who loves you more than me?

Who loves you more than your family?

Yeah, he remembers it

Lookin' through the crack between the blanket and the wall

He sees his daddy bash a phone into his mamma’s skull

Over and over and over again

And his rage and her shame flow through him

Well it’s a strange little custom in the family

And the branch never falls too far from the tree

Now some may call that a natural thing

But I call it a good old-fashioned tragedy

'Cause it’s an old-fashioned dream to plant a family tree

Mix blood on blood in a family recipe

And it could be so good, it’s the oldest story in the book

She sees her stepdaddy comin' and her knees get weak

Just one touch she passes out on the street

But she covers up the bruises so her mamma won’t see

'Cause what have you got without your family?

Yeah his mamma beat him just like that too

And now these two lay together in a drunken stupor

She’s crying 'cause of what he might do

Now how can two of a kind create something new?

Yeah what’s the good of forgiveness if the sinners go free

And come back to haunt you in your time of need to say:

Who loves you like I do?

Who else is gonna be there to see you through?

Because vengeance is such a waste of energy

And you get poisoned fruit from a poisoned tree

So let’s pull it out by the roots

Let’s chop it up and put it to a brand-new use:

It’s fuel for the fire of a family tree

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