hand me downs

you went through five highschools, before you were 17, i can only guess what those brown eyes have seen, if we're just a blank state mixed with a little bit of dna, and those weekend visits when he'd show up late, when i feel helpless, i see you smiling back at me, like every little thing is gonna be okay, ya you're a tough kid, way tougher than me, i'll put a bet on you any day, oooh, when your head gets dizzy and you can't get right, oooh, but ya push on through, don't be denied, shake off those ghosts in every corner of this town, from the clothes on your back, to the colour of your eyes, ain't no shame in some hand me downs, no, ain't no shame in some hand me downs, no, it never made sense, but it's the only thing that you know, that resentment; well it comes and goes, in your daddy's defence, he never really stood a change, you should see where he came from, and how his brothers ended up, we get all stuck, but babe, you've been acting reckless, to deal with the pain, i just hope you don't get carried away, you wear this necklace, from graduation day, you said "i'll wear this chain, cause i'm breaking it, yeal, i'll wear this chain, cause i'm breaking it", oooh, when your head gets dizzy and you can't get right, oooh, but ya push on through, don't be denied, shake off those ghosts in every corner of this town, from the clothes on your back, to the colour of your eyes, ain't no shame in some hand me downs, first of the month, gets you stressed out, and moving trucks, bring you right back, deep in the cut, there's a voice that's calling out, saying: it's out of reach i gotta keep chasing, it's out of reach i gotta keep chasing, it's out of reach i gotta keep chasing, oooh, when your head gets dizzy and you can't get right, oooh, but ya push on through, don't be denied, shake off those ghosts in every corner of this town, from the clothes on your back, to the colour of your eyes, ain't no shame in some hand me downs