I used to shut my doorWhen my mother screamd in the kitchenI'd turn the music upGet high and try not to listenTo every little fight'Cause neither one was rightI swore I'd never be like themBut I was just a kid back thenThe older I getThe more that I seeMy parents aren't heroesThey're just like meAnd loving is hardIt don't always workYou just try your best not to get hurtI used to be mad but now I knowSometimes it's better to let someone goIt's just hadn't hit me yetThe older I getI used to wonder whyWhy they could never be happyI used to close my eyesAnd pray for a whole 'nother familyWhere everything was fineOne that felt like mineI swore I'd never be like themBut I was just a kid back thenThe older I getThe more that I seeMy parents aren't heroesThey just like meAnd loving is hardIt don't always workYou just try your best not to get hurtI used to be mad but now I knowSometimes it's better to let someone goIt's just hadn't hit me yetThe older I getEmmmm emm emmmmThe older I getThe more that I seeMy parents aren't heroesThey just like meAnd loving is hardIt don't always workYou just try your best not to get hurtI used to be mad but now I knowSometimes it's better to let someone goIt's just hadn't hit me yetThe older I getEmmmm emm emmmm emm