Family Tree Lyrics by Sicily Rose
Mom married young cuz she had to get out
Daddy got drunk cuz he wanted to drown
Grandpa smokes pot and grandpa won’t fly
He’s been like that since my grandma died
I never lived anywhere more than one year
And dad would do anything after one beer
And mama got good at not shedding one tear
SAnd sister would ask what are we doing here
And People I know don’t know my last name
Go by the one in the middle these days
This family tree used to stand at 50 ft
But the bark got thin and the limbs got tangled
And the apples all got strangled by the family tree
Lately we’ve been losing leaves
Who they are and who I want to be
I hope my roots don’t run that deep
Hole in the cabinet since I was two
Dad said he hit a bug with a shoe
So I don’t drink liquor
I don’t go out
Sit with my catle alone on my couch
This family tree used to stand at 50 ft
But the bark got thin and the limbs got tangled
And the apples all got strangled by the family tree
Lately we’ve been losing leaves
Who they are and who I want to be
I hope my roots don’t run that deep
Deep
Deep
Deep
oh
Oh
Now my father’s asked and my mother’s (?)
Daddy sent a bag and my mama’s out
We don’t know if I should water it
Or if I should be chopping down
This family tree used to stand at 50 ft
But the bark got thin and the limbs got tangled
And the apples all got strangled by the family tree
Lately we’ve been losing leaves
Who they are and who I want to be
I hope my roots don’t run that deep
Deep
Deep
Deep