I used to shut my doorWhile my mother screamed in the kitchenI'd turn the music upGet high and try not to listenTo every little fightCause neither one was rightI swore I'd never be like themBut I was just a kid back thenThe older I get,the more that I see My parents aren't heroes,they're just like meAnd loving is hard,it don't always work You just try your best not to get hurtI used to be mad,but now I know Sometimes it's better to let someone goIt just hadn't hit me yetThe older I getI used to wonder whyWhy they could never be happyI used to close my eyesAnd pray for a whole nother family Whereeverything was fineOne that felt like mineI swore I'd never be like themBut I was just a kid back thenThe older I get,the more that I seeMy parents aren't heroes,they're just like meAnd lovin' is hard,it don't always workYou just try your best not to get hurtI used to be mad,but now I knowSometimes it's better to let someone goIt just hadn't hit me yetThe older I getThe older I get,the more that I seeMy parents aren't heroes,they're just like meAnd loving is hard,it don't always work You just try your best not to get hurtI used to be mad,but now I know Sometimes it's better to let someone goIt just hadn't hitme yet,the older I get