**Verse 1** You poured your heart into a glass, not a child, Taught me the hard way to walk every mile. I reached for your hand, but you let it slip, Left me drowning on a sinking ship. **Pre-Chorus** Did you see me as a weight you couldn’t bear? Or were you just too lost to even care? **Chorus** I grew roots in the dirt you tossed me in, Built a life from the cracks where you shoulda been. Got a man who loves me and a house that stands, But I’m still holding questions like broken strands. **Verse 2** You wanted a friend, not a daughter to raise, Turned your back on my love in a whiskey haze. I wasn’t enough to bring you back, Just a shadow you left in your past. **Pre-Chorus** Was I just a mirror you couldn’t face? Or a love you were too scared to embrace? **Chorus** I grew roots in the dirt you tossed me in, Built a life from the cracks where you shoulda been. Got a man who loves me and a house that stands, But I’m still holding questions like broken strands. [break] **Bridge** I’ve got scars where your love should’ve been, And a heart that learned how to mend from within. But some nights I hear your voice in the wind, A ghost of a mother I couldn’t win. [break] **Final Chorus** I grew roots in the dirt you tossed me in, Built a life from the pieces you wouldn’t mend. Got a family now, a love that’s real, But your shadow’s a wound I’ll always feel. **Outro** I walk through a life you’ll never see, With love in my heart and roots in the trees. But late at night, when the world turns still, Your memory lingers, [drop] and it always will. [end]
