Suzy's daddy just nags and shouts She yells back, then they have it out She wants to run away and get married real bad But her boyfriend Joe is just like Dad
Better break the chain.
Billy is another kid right across town His dad left his mom 'cause she held him down To think about his father just drives him mad But he uses his girlfriends just like Dad.
Break the chain
Break the chain Cut the cord, end the curse, stop the reign Break the chain, break the chain The family sin will do you in, so break the chain.
Little Jan was a battered child She used to hide out while her mama went wild Will she raise the seed that her mama has sown? What's she gonna do with kids of her own?
Better break the chain.
I could tell Reggie was a preacher's kid By the fire in his eyes and the things he did But he never heard his father say, "I love you" When Reggie has a son, tell me what's he gonna do?
He better break the chain …
Sometimes sin is just a family tradition But it'll burn the family tree to the ground Nobody wants to inherit the flames You sure don't want to pass 'em down