I followed my gut and it led me here
I won't crawl back on my wounded knees
You knew the outcome and the pain you'd cause
I don't feel sorry for you
I won't stand and watch you pretend to be a mom
I won't let your addictive genes spill into my family's half-full glass
I gave you another chance, yet you failed another time
I can take care of myself and the family you left behind

Because of you I've started over
Because of you I know how far I can go
Because of you I know what it feels like
Because of you I don't want to feel it again

You didn't have to hear the cries when you left
I stopped caring about 'cuz you walked away
We don't wait for your calls anymore
I won't be the fool again
I won't allow us to be sucked into your needle
And plunged into what's left of your life
I won't let them rely on the hope of you coming back
I gave you another chance, yet you failed another time
I can take care of myself and the family you left behind

[CHORUS]

Now it's your turn, you've got to do it on your own
Like I've done it my whole life! How does it feel?
You've clouded the vision of what a mom should be
You'd rather live with that, then live with us???

Because of you... [x4]
I've started over... I know how far I can go
I know what it feels like... I don't want to feel it again x2