LIKE THE ONES BEFORE

Your belief so profound
In a small house, table perfectly round
Father screaming in the other room
'Cause your mind flashes back, swore you'd somehow escape the gloom

The keys are ready for you
Wendy waits on the boardwalk, for something new
But your on a mission, junkie begs change for his next hit
While you chase your own addiction 

Affliction was once a pain
These days it's a fashion statement, like no coat in the rain
Screen printer presses garments for a dream
With the money that his father left him...
Julie's eyes peer through a broken beam

The keys are ready for you
Someone waits on a boardwalk, for something new
But your on a mission, junkie begs change for his next hit
While you're chasing your own addiction

We're here, like our fathers before
Can you give her everything her daddy wished for
Can you redeem twenty four years wasted
Can you believe your mother never grew up, still gets wasted

The keys are ready for you
Someone waits on a boardwalk, for something new
But your on a mission, junkie begs change for his next hit
While you're chasing your own addiction