[Verse 1] I left a trail of ash and pain Needles, sirens, broken chains Seventeen years behind that wall I learned my name from a prison call I wore my shame like Sunday skin Too far gone to let you in [Pre-Chorus] Now I’m back with empty hands Trying hard to make you understand I can’t outrun what I’ve done And I’m staring at my only son [Chorus] Please dont let him be like me Please dont let him be like me I was lost before he could see Please dont let him be like me (please dont let him be like me) [Verse 2] He was grown when I walked free Same hard eyes looking back at me Same bad friends, same hungry nights Same kind of fire in his fight He spit my name like it was dirt Said I left him there to hurt [Pre-Chorus] He won’t hear a word I say Every truth just gets pushed away I see my sins in his face And I’m begging in this lonely place [Chorus] Please dont let him be like me Please dont let him be like me I was lost before he could see Please dont let him be like me (please dont let him be like me) [Bridge] God, I know what I deserve I know every wound, every curve Every lie I told on the run Every time I chose the gun If there’s mercy in Your hand Save my boy if You can [Final Chorus] Please dont let him be like me Please dont let him be like me Break this chain and set him free Please dont let him be like me I’m on my knees, I’m on my knees Please dont let him be like me (please dont let him be like me)
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