hand me downs

you went through five highschools

before you were 17

i can only guess what those brown eyes have seen

if we're just a blank state mixed with a little bit of dna

and those weekend visits when he'd show up late

when i feel helpless

i see you smiling back at me

like every little thing is gonna be okay

ya you're a tough kid

way tougher than me

i'll put a bet on you any day

oooh

when your head gets dizzy and you can't get right

oooh

but ya push on through

don't be denied

shake off those ghosts in every corner of this town

from the clothes on your back

to the colour of your eyes

ain't no shame in some hand me downs

no

ain't no shame in some hand me downs

no

it never made sense

but it's the only thing that you know

that resentment; well it comes and goes

in your daddy's defence

he never really stood a change

you should see where he came from

and how his brothers ended up

we get all stuck

but babe

you've been acting reckless

to deal with the pain

i just hope you don't get carried away

you wear this necklace

from graduation day

you said i'll wear this chain