Silhouettes above the cradle hold me down
They won´t let me go the wrong way
My mother taught me all the fables, told me how
In the end all the sinners have to pay
But...

I don´t wanna live like my mother
I don´t wanna let fear rule my life
And I don´t wanna live like my father
I don´t wanna give up before I die

He worked so hard his bones are breaking
He wore them down but long ago he lost the feeling
His good intentions leave me shaking, show me how
I don´t ever want to end up like he did
And...

I don´t wanna live like my mother
I don´t wanna let fear rule my life
And I don´t wanna live like my father
I don´t wanna give up before I die

When i have kids
I won´t put any chains on their wrists, I won´t
I´ll tell them this
There´s nothing in this world that you can´t be if you want it enough

I don´t wanna live like my mother
I don´t wanna let fear rule my life
And I don´t wanna live like my father
I don´t wanna give up before I die

I don´t wanna live like my mother
I don´t wanna let fear rule my life
I don´t wanna live like my father
I don´t wanna give up before I die