Don't Turn into Me

I had a dream last night that I won’t soon forget

I saw my grandfather sitting on the steps

In his favorite spot, beneath the clock, back to the wall

He said- I know you probably don’t remember me at all

I passed away when you were only just a child

And I know my family, they rarely saw me smile

I smoked too much and probably drank too many beers

But it’ll get you down, working in a prison all those years

I came to tell you that I see myself in you

And I wish I wasn’t seeing what I see

Now, I ain’t asking you to let go of anything you love

Or turn your back on any kind of dream

The choices that you make are gonna have to be your own

But promise me one thing, won’t you please

Don’t turn into me

I met your grandma when we were only 17

Fell in love and married, just like on the silver screen

But when she needed me the most, I just wouldn’t wanna talk

I was more a raging river, than any kind of rock

Bought myself a barstool down at Andy’s Cafe

Drank away so many nights, it got hard to face the day

And years just disappeared like morning fog upon a lake

And when I tried to make amends, it was already too late

Now, I ain’t asking you to let go of anything you love

Or turn your back on any kind of dream

All of your mistakes are gonna have to be your own

But promise me one thing, won’t you please

Don’t turn into me

Now, I ain’t asking you to let go of anything you love

Or turn your back on any kind of dream

All of your regrets are gonna have to be your own

Don’t let them bring it to your knees

Yeah, promise me one thing, won’t you please

Don’t turn into me