20 Years Ago Lyrics - Singles - Jeffrey Steele

I was at that smart ass time of my life 

Id pick a fight just to pick a fight 

He said black, I said white 

If he took one side I took the other side 

Dinner table we sat around was 

More like a battleground 

Where I lost more times than I won 

Wouldnt learn till later on 

He was always preachin' about his past 

I just kept screamin, "Come on, dad" 

That was 20 years ago, you dont know me at all 

Trying to talk to you is like talking to a wall 

Yea, you gave me my life but it's my life to live 

And maybe I dont wanna live it like you did 

20 years ago 

He was built from blue collar sweat and blood 

Square jaw and a crew cut, a purple heart, a Viet vet 

And hed tell you every chance hed get 

Always runnin down my rock & roll 

My friends, my hair and my clothes 

Till it all got out of control 

And one night it finally came to blows 

That was just enough to get me gone 

I couldnt wait to prove him wrong 

20 years ago I struck out on my own 

He couldnt tell me nothin' 

I didnt already know 

Yea I was on my way 

So what the hell did I care 

With my old man and his gray hair 

Thought about the road I chose 

20 years ago 

I left as fast as the leaves fell that autumn 

I never looked back and I never once called him 

But every time I talked to Momma 

I wondered if he was there or if he even cared 

I figured I walked out on him and the course of our love 

Had run, Momma said, "No, no, you listen to me, Son 

Hes a stubborn man and he wont give in 

He believes what he believes and youre just like him" 

And I could tell by her voice 

There was something wrong 

She broke down and said 

"He aint got long" 

So I caught the next plane home 

Thought about all the years gone 

And how my pride had let so much time go by 

Ran up those stairs and I stood by his bed and cried 

20 years ago I thought I knew it all 

But tryin' to talk to me is like talking to a wall 

Yea, thought I was a man but actin like I did 

But all I want right now is just to be your kid 

And just before my dad gave up the ghost 

He took my hand and said, "Son, let it go 

That was 20 years ago, 20 years ago"