Meadowlark - Family Tree lyrics

I woke up when I was 22 My mother said to me, what will you do? She woke up when she was 48 I never asked her, why did you wait? I messed up when I was 17 Karma has a way of coming clean 'Cause if my father hadn't loved her Then my God what would my mother have become And if my brother hadn't fought it Then my sister wouldn't turn and run So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said 'Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother I will say Let me go, let me go If he wakes up before the year is out He'll rid his sons and daughters of their doubt And in the light of your tired eyes Your tears will speak of love and better times 'Cause if my father hadn't loved her Then my God what would my mother have become And if my brother hadn't fought it Then my sister wouldn't turn and run So go on let him leave, go on let him leave we said 'Cause if I ever have a lover like my father had my mother I will say Let me go, let me go