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Held Back
His dad got drunk beat his ass when he got back
Had purple bruises fading like the sunset to the nighttime black
Kid had to take it learned from every attack
And his dad made him tougher so he never held back
Kid would run away but there was no place to go
so he'd sneak back in later after the sun went low
Little Jack grabbed his favorite animal he named Dear Jack
And he hugged it till it unstiched itself cause the bear held back
When he was about nine he left and stayed with the nun
and the other little children poked a hell of a lot of fun
when they asked him to join the game he'd just walk down the old track
he wanted to jump in but too afraid he just held back
When he got about twelve he wasn't the smartest ace
And no one ever let him learn at his own pace
They kept pushing him to reading and the homework would stack
so the big boss teachers got together and they held his ass back
Went to high school and overcame whatever was broken in his head
and his knowledge grew wonders from the books he had read
he left college because he didn't need to spend any more
he was sick and fucking tired of buying for everyone at the liquor store
all college even was was just a pointless chore
and every single lady was just a sheepish whore
He said fuck this I'm gonna go back home
I don't need you people and your fucking hazing foam
I could buy all this shit back where I come from
and this joke of an education is making my head fucking numb
Got a job one day doing construction work
and the big boss man was a fucking jerk
called his dad an alchoholic called his girl a whore
so he made the big boss man kiss the big fucking floor
And the workers grabbed his arms while the boss man rose to his feet
told Jack he had done it now he's in for a treat
Took his big work boots kicked him and went off with a smack
Jack would've fucked his world up if he hadn't been held back
Jack got married had a couple of kids
Wife loved him dearly never told him they weren't his
He'll always remember standing outside his truck as she turned around back
That Car never would have hit her if his seatbelt didn't hold him back
And at her funeral He felt guilty for not being able to react
and his life was forever plagued as a matter of fact
His eyes didn't open not even a crack
tears would have welled up but they were just held back
