Shackles And Chains

They open the door I walk in the room and I see my family inside I ain't gonna lie It's been a while so I had a tear in my eye I walked down the aisle Trying to smile But I'm really dying inside Then I turn around and I see your eyes through the glass I'm behind I seen that look on my father's face On the day when they locked me away No medication can numb this pain They got your baby in shackles and chains And that's when I started to break 'Cause falling apart was an honest mistake I never really knew how far it would go But now I see I got too much on my plate But I am a product created by my generation That's all I can say 'cause These are the prices you pay and you won't ever be the same I seen that look on my father's face On the day that they locked me away No medication can numb this pain They got your baby in shackles and chains It's been a couple of years But that ain't really a long time (That ain't really a long time) I'll be out when I'm older I'm getting sober inside I'll never know if this was all part of one big plan (Part of one big plan) But, promise when I get out I'll finally be a man They open the door saying my name Saying it's time for me to leave Don't say any more, I hope on the floor I've been waiting to be freed Saying goodbye to my old ways I'm thanking God for the new me 'Cause when I was falling apart He pulled me up even though I was too deep So let me just say for the record Life's too short, gotta think for a second Before you just throw it all away 'Cause everything could change if you switch direction I used to waste every day stressing Gone too fast yeah I miss my exes But if I knew then what I know right now Then I probably would've learned my lesson I seen that look on my father's face On that day when they opened the gates They let me out of this lonely cage Now I thank God for everything It's been a couple of years but that ain't really a long time. (It ain't really a long time) Yeah I'm a little older, I'm finally sober inside I figured out this was all part of one big plan (All part of one big plan) Now I gotta thank God, he finally made a man