tears gone bad

staring at my rearview wondering how i made it out, took the road less traveled giving, thanks to the gravel that got me here, i couldn't shed no tears through the pain and the suffering, why bother now, didn't waste my time on it, they're just tears gone bad, momma working long hours round the clock, just trying to make it work, daddy had a choice between us and a bottle and we ended up packing our bags, now he's trying to reach out don't need a grown man struggling, don't bother now, didn't make me drown poppa, these just tears gone bad, there were times i was lost and no one looked for me, and i've been caught by the law, they threw that book at me, lord i must have an angel watching over me, wouldn't let me drown in them, tears gone bad, there were times i was lost and no one looked for me, they told me i couldn't fly with these broken wings, just look at me, tears don't last, now look at me, i'm here at last