I used to shut my door While my mother screamed in the kitchen I'd turn the music up, Get high and try not to listen To every little fight 'Cause neither one was right I swore I'd never be like them But I was just a kid back then The older I get, the more that I see My parents aren't heroes, they're just like me 'Cause loving is hard, it don't always work You just try your best not to get hurt I used to be mad but now I know Sometimes it's better to let someone go It just hadn't hit me yet The older I get I used to wonder why Why they could never be happy I used to close my eyes And pray for a whole 'nother family Where everything was fine One that felt like mine I swore I'd never be like them But I was just a kid back then The older I get, the more that I see My parents aren't heroes, they're just like me 'Cause loving is hard, it don't always work You just try your best not to get hurt I used to be mad but now I know Sometimes it's better to let someone go It just hadn't hit me yet The older I get