[Verse 1]
G                                  D
From the time we were little kids, we knew things were not right.
Em                     C
We’d lay in our beds  listening to our parents fight.
G                     D
Thinking about a day when we’d all be ok
Em                          C
Close our eyes and drift off just to get away
G                           D
Our mama always told us kids you’ll be just fine
Em                      C
After all these years we knew she was just tryin


[Chorus]
G
Tryin to make the best of the hand we were dealt
C
Mama would hold us tight and our little hearts would melt
G
Daddy never said a kind word and kept his head in a bottle
C
The whiskey and the beer were the path that he would follow


[Verse 2]
G                    D
Years would pass by, mama and daddy went their own ways
Em                               C
They both fought their own demons and neither could escape
G                            D
The roads that they went down were dark and full of pain
Em                           C
Everyone had a front row seat, tears falling down like rain
G                          D
Both would meet their maker way before it was their time
Em                                C
Leaving me my brothers and sisters to just keep on tryin


[Chorus]
G
Tryin to make the best of the hand that we’re dealt
C
No more mama to hug us and make our little hearts melt
G
No more daddy to watch drown himself in a bottle
C
The whiskey and the beer were gone and he followed


[Bridge]
Em                     C
The trauma tore us apart just like a hurricane
G                       D
We looked at the damage mama and daddy made
Em                 C
It was too much for use to process
G                D
so we all went our separate ways


[Verse 3]
G                              D
Now we all have our own families and we’re all doin ok
Em                            C
We’ve pushed past the darkness and put smiles on our faces
G                            D
When we get together we never talk about the days
Em                           C
That set all of our lives on fire and put our minds in a haze
G                            D
We just look at our children and tell ‘Em you’ll be just fine
Em                         C
Know that your mama and and daddy are just tryin


[Chorus]
G
Tryin to do the best with the hand that we were dealt
C
But when we do we’ll hug you til your little hearts melt
G
We’re gonna make make mistakes that is for sure
C
Just know that our love for you will help us endure