Blame on me, can't hold back, holdin' on for a minute, oh 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 Throwin' football in the yard till the lights turned on Inside the lamppost, years go by Somethin' changed when you got to junior high And started hangin' 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, embarrassin' 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 nothin' 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 broachin' the subject I'm terrified to hear your answer so I just don't touch it, I don't say nothin' Faces, runnin' in spaces, different faces, oh Put the blame on me Put the blame on me Put the blame on me Put the blame on me We grew up in the same household For years we were close, one-on-one I would dominate you in the post Years passed but the bond didn't last Now I hate the man above the sink lookin' at 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, hopin' 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 test you I got so much wrongdoin' to confess to And you act like it never happened, God bless you I'm terrified of broachin' the subject I'm terrified to even ask, so I just don't touch it I don't say nothin' Runnin' in spaces, different faces, oh Put the blame on me Put the blame on me Put the blame on me Put the blame on me 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 misplaced Reprimanding you in public till 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 broachin' the subject I'm terrified to break down, so I just don't touch it I don't say nothin' Runnin' in your face Put the blame on me Put the blame on me Put the blame on me Put the blame on me Put the blame on me