We were raised in a small town, not in a fairy tale no
Fell in love with a day dreamer skin that was very pale
Had friends that would stick with us through thick and through thin
All our struggles made us stronger turned our skin thick from thin
If we didn't learn from failure then how would we grow
If we didn't learn from failure then how would we know?
Oh you can't blame the way we were raised
Maybe, we never would have made it through life
Oh you can't blame the way we were raised
Sometimes it's the reason that we survived
Oh you can't blame the way we were raised
No you can't blame the way we were raised
Without my dad I wouldn't know to stay sober sometimes
How to handle the drunks and save a few lives
Without my dad I wouldn't know how to hold myself
I might have anger issues but I learned to control myself
Mother's gentle shoulder to lean on sometimes
I might've thought it was wrong for me to cry
Without mom there to hold us I wouldn't know about goodbyes
Had to build my defenses to see through the lies
Oh you can't blame the way we were raised
Maybe, we never would have made it through life
Oh you can't blame the way we were raised
Sometimes it's the reason that we survived
Oh you can't blame the way we were raised
No you can't blame the way we were raised
No you can't blame the way we were raised
No you can't blame the way we were raised
No
Oh no no no
Oh no no no
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