Kick

When you saw your dad shoot up for the first time
 It must've came as quite a shock
 You sat numb in your room for hours
 Ignoring the afternoon's drop-offs
 You picture him, arms outstretched in a song
 After Sunday school let out
 He'd drive the family home, and you'd
 Talk about Jesus
 But 15 years can change a man
 Alone in this wilderness
 Say "keep your head up" if you're not okay
 But "not okay" is what's expected
 They claim you're a hero if you could make it off the couch
 You know the truth in what they say
 The world's gonna kick you either way
 But now you're stuck in this routine
 Just trying to make something on your own
 Your older brother fled the country
 The cops are coming 'round your home
 But Kaylee has a baby on the way
 They're not gonna leave her a single mother
 The dope was legal, but they roughed you up for selling on the side
 And 20 years will change a man
 Ten with behavior is what you're looking at
 Just keep your head down, and you'll be okay
 You're living up to what's expected
 They'll claim you're nothing when you're walking out the door
 You know the truth in what they say
 The world's gonna kick you either way
 And Mom won't even come around most days
 You pop your prescription, and you put on a brave face
 You zone out to the local AM station
 And try not to think about next month's visitation
 I saw you last week, we haven't talked since graduation
 You're moving H with a guy to catch up, but it's clear you're using
 I didn't have the guts to be a better friend
 But what's another ten grand gonna fix in the end?
 Say "keep your head up" if you're not okay
 But "not okay" is what's expected
 They claim you're a hero, but you died there on the couch
 You knew the truth in what they say
 The world's gonna kick you either way