When I was younger,
I saw my daddy cry
And curse at the wind
He broke his own heart and blamed everyone else
Instead of himself
[Verse 1]
But I'm not my father's son,
I want a different story,
I've got my mother's eyes
And I've got my brother's heart
I've got all my sister's love
[Pre-Chorus]
This is the good life,
This is the good life,
This is the good life,
The one that I've been waiting for
[Chorus]
I've got my own life now,
I'm not living in the past
I'm gonna do my best to make it last
I'm gonna make the good life last
I'm gonna make the good life last
[Verse 2]
Now I'm a grown man,
With a family of my own
I wanna leave 'em something
More than just a name on a stone
[Pre-Chorus]
This is the good life,
This is the good life,
This is the good life,
The one that I've been waiting for
[Chorus]
I've got my own life now,
I'm not living in the past
I'm gonna do my best to make it last
I'm gonna make the good life last
I'm gonna make the good life last
[Bridge]
My father is old now,
And still as mean as he was then
But I can see the truth now,
Just a scared little boy with a broken heart
And I can see myself in him
[Chorus]
I've got my own life now,
I'm not living in the past
I'm gonna do my best to make it last
I'm gonna make the good life last
I'm gonna make the good life last
[Outro]
This is the good life,
This is the good life,
This is the good life,
The one that I've been waiting for