Broken Boy

For all of these years
I have watched you shed your tears,
Watched as your tortured soul
Grew up in that broken home.

All the time knowing
As you were growing,
That there was nothing I could do
But pray for you.

I saw you through the rough spots
Watched as you suffered through it all,
Inside I shed my own tears for you
Because I know there is nothing I can do.

Sometimes it felt like you were far away
But it felt like you might come back one day,

Yet as you grew older
You got so much colder
And as you grew bolder,
I know they made it worse for you.

They don’t know you
But they control you,
Well I don’t control you,
But I do know you
You are a friend of mine,
And there’s one thing I want for you.
So do a favor for me
And one day break free,
Of their controlling chains
Just be through with the pain
You’ve got nothing left to gain
From them

Just set out on your own
Never turn back home
And see what you become.

You’re not a broken boy
You’re not just someone’s toy
So just turn away
And you’ll become your own man someday.