I swore I'd never be like my old man

But anger burns hotter than you plan

Spent my whole life runnin' from that house

But, truth is, there's no fuckin' way out

Went to the bar late that night

I was just lookin' to pick a fight

Saw my girl kissin' up on another man

My blood turned to fire, and my vision went red

So I beat that some bitch till he wished he was dead

Now there's cuffs on my tremblin' hands

I guess I became the same damn man

Now I'm sittin' here, I'm doin' my time

But it was the whiskey that did the crime

Every drop brought out my father's rage

Like a monster escapin' from a cage

It wasn't long, til the sirens found me there

And I traded my freedom for despair

Yeah, here I am, I'm doin' my time

But the worst cell's in my own damn mind

The gate clanged shut, I didn't flinch or stall

I owe the world a debt, I'm ready to pay it all

I'll fight my old man's shadow every single day

'Cause the man inside of me has a better way

I'm usin' this silence to beg for inner peace

I'm doin' my time, beggin' for a spiritual release

Yeah, I'm sittin' here, I'm doin' my time

But it was the whiskey that did the crime

Every drop brought out my father's rage

Like a monster escapin' from a cage

It wasn't long til the sirens found me there

And I traded my freedom for despair

Yeah, here I am, I'm doin' my time

But the worst cell's in my own damn mind

This orange jumpsuit almost fits too well

A hand-me-down from my father's personal hell

I signed away the ledger on the life he made me choose

And picked up a bible instead of the booze

My father was a monster, but that man is dead and gone

I'm tradin' his memory for a brand new dawn

Still, I'm sittin' here, I'm doin' my time

And now I own every second of that crime

Every drop brought out my father's rage

Like a monster escapin' from a cage

I'm doin' my time for the man I used to be

I'm tradin' my freedom for my soul's liberty

Yeah, here I am, I'm doin' my time

But the worst cell's in my own damn mind