Family Ties

I want to go where the good kids go
and I'm gonna be just a stone's throw away
from where they keep the pure stuff hidden
out of view from dirt like me
I want to climb the family tree

I want to be where the cool kids are
turn all the pages burn like the stars
cause they're all aligned in the right order
for a change
I don't want to feel weak anymore
I don't want to feel strange

Your mother said son it's gonna be OK
what she forgot to mention was there'd be a price to pay
to find the second cousin cause it runs in the blood
these family ties are a powerful drug

Now I'm gonna take what is rightfully mine
I'd best the devil drink all his wine
cause it's nobody's business if I should offend
I've been good I've been calm for too long
your fine friend

But that's all over now I'm on my way down
I was a ghost you were the man about town
I was Hello Magazine you were Harper's Bazaar
you flew 747 while I was in a stolen car

Your mother said son it's gonna be OK
what she forgot to mention was there'd be a price to pay
for all the trophy wife babies with the silver spoon
the uncle from the war at the back of the room

Your father said you'll need to grow up one of these days
so he kissed you on the cheek and sent you on your way
to find the second cousin cause it runs in the blood
these family ties are a powerful drug

Your mother said son it's gonna be OK
what she forgot to mention was there'd be a price to pay
so find the second cousin cause it runs in your blood
these family ties they're a powerful drug
a powerful drug