PIECES OF THEM - Mike Backes

music and lyrics by Mike Pettry

performed by Mike Backes

from Mike Pettry and Friends: Songs That Aren't Lame, live at The Duplex 11-3-09

lyrics:
MY DAD USED TO BE THIS CHARLESTON GIANT
A LAWYER THAT EVERYONE KNEW.
HE GOT KICKED OFF THE BAR WHEN HE RIPPED OFF A CLIENT
HE LEFT US CAUSE HE DIDNT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

I GUESS I MISS HIM WHEN I HAVE TO,
BUT NOT AS MUCH AS I SHOULD.
I MEAN HE WASNT ALL THAT BAD,
BUT HE WASNT ALL THAT GOOD.
WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, I SEE PIECES OF HIM
STARING BACK AT ME.
AND I WONDER IF THATS WHO IM GOING TO BE?

YOU SEE, I GOT HIS EYES BUT I GOT HER NOSE.
AND MY EYEBROWS ARE HIS, TIL YOU LOOK REALLY CLOSE.
AND I GOT HIS HAIR, BUT THERES MUCH MORE THERE,
AND IT SITS ON A WHOLE DIFFERENT FACE.
MY FEATURES ARE MADE UP OF PIECES OF THEM,
BUT SOME OF THEM FEEL OUT OF PLACE.

MY MOM ALWAYS WARNS ME THAT I ACT LIKE MY DAD.
ITS ALL IVE HEARD SINCE MY EARLY TEENS.
I KNOW SHE MEANS WELL, BUT MAN, IT MAKES ME SO MAD,
AND I GUESS THATS JUST WHAT SHE MEANS.

YOU SEE, MY DAD WAS THE STRONG AND THE SILENT ONE.
AND MY MOM WAS THE WARMTH AND COMPASSION.
AND I GOT HER HEART, BUT I GOT THE PART
OF MY DAD THAT FORGETS TO CALL.
MY FEATURES ARE MADE UP OF PIECES OF THEM,
BUT THEY DONT FIT TOGETHER AT ALL.

IM THE FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER THEY CREATED,
AN EXPERIMENT ATTEMPTED AFTER TOO MANY DRINKS.
I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO TURN OUT LIKE ONE,
AT LEAST THATS WHAT THE OTHER ONE THINKS.
SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT I FAVOR MY DAD.
OTHERS SAY I FAVOR MY MOTHER,
BUT ALL I KNOW IS I DONT LIKE TO PLAY FAVORITES,
AND I DONT SEE MYSELF IN ONE OR THE OTHER.

I FOUND MY DADS OLD TYPEWRITER LAST DECEMBER,
MOM WASNT THAT PISSED WHEN SHE FOUND OUT.
THEY BOTH ENCOURAGED MY WRITING LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.
THE ONLY THING THEY EVER AGREED ABOUT.

AND WHEN I WRITE DOWN A STORY, THE PARTS START TO FIT.
ALL THE WORDS STARTS TO WORK, AND I DONT WANT TO QUIT.
MY DAD IS THE PAPER, MY MOM IS THE PEN,
AND I WRITE AND ITS LIKE WERE A FAMILY AGAIN.
IM NOT TOLD TO BE STRONG, IM NOT TOLD TO TAKE SIDES,
IM NOT TOLD ALL THE SECRETS THE OTHER ONE HIDES.
MY STORIES ARE MADE UP OF PIECES OF THEM,
MY STORIES ARE MADE UP OF HOW IT SHOULD BE.
MY STORIES ARE MADE UP OF PIECES OF MOM AND DAD.
JUST LIKE ME.


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