Blame On Me

Blame on me

Can't hold back

Holdin' on for many

Oh, oh

Put the blame on me

Put the blame on me, oh

Put the blame on me

Put the blame on me, oh

We grew up in the same household, for years, we were close

Throwing football in the yard till the lights turned on inside the lampposts

Years go by, somethin' changed when you got to junior high

Started hanging with them guys

Suddenly I meant nothin' to you, you wanted nothin' to do with me

You run with a crew that doesn't include any room for your little brother

I was destroyed, but I still loved you

I still wanted your approval, if I could get it, I'd cherish it

Embarrassing me any chance you got, but I didn't care

Because maybe if I was tough enough to take it, you would love me

Instead of lookin' at me like I'm disgusting

Like I'm nothing, like I'm not the person that you grew up with

I wanna reminisce and ask you if you miss those days, but I'm terrified of broaching the subject

I'm terrified to hear your answer, so I just don't touch it, I don't say nothing

They say, "Run"

They say, "Different phases"

Oh, no way, oh

Put the blame on me

Put the blame on me, oh

Put the blame on me

Put the blame on me, oh

We grew up in the same household, for years, we were close

One on one, I would dominate you in the post

Years pass, but the bond didn't last

And I hate the man above the sink lookin' above me in the glass

Treated you like I hated you, never needed you

Even if I had the same opinion, disagreed with you

Insult after insult, hoping they'd eat at you

Pokin' at your deepest wounds

My baby brother, I don't have an excuse

But I know you remember the way that dad would let loose on me, more often and way less you

He criticized and tested me so I'd test you

I got so much wrongdoing to confess to

And you act like it never happened, God bless you

Huh, I'm terrified of broaching the subject

I'm terrified to even ask, so I just don't touch it, I don't say nothing

They say, "Run"

They say, "Different phases"

Oh, no way, oh

Put the blame on me

Put the blame on me, oh

Put the blame on me

Put the blame on me, oh

You grew up in my household, under my roof

Raised you with discipline and taught you life's truths

Lashed out at you for things you'd misplace

Reprimanding you in public 'til you're red in the face

Made you feel the weight of every single mistake that you made

My hot temper turned up full throttle

'Cause I needed you to be your little brother's role model

Everything that you do, he just gon' follow

Don't you understand?

It's okay, I understand

'Cause the way I parent you is how my mother did

And the way you treat your little brother's how my older brother did

And now I'm not even my brother's friend

There's so much I would do and say if I could have it done again

But I'm terrified of broaching the subject

I'm terrified to break down, so I just don't touch it, I don't say nothing

They say, "Run"

They say, "Different phases"

Oh, no way, oh

Put the blame on me

Put the blame on me, oh

Put the blame on me

Put the blame on me, oh