Princeton Ave

What is a man, who lays a hand on his lover,
and calls it tough love, tough love
What is a man, who can’t take a stand for his daughter,
and calls it tough love, tough love
Your roots grow in the cracks of the alleys,
college park made you
Man enough to see, man enough to see,
there ain’t a goddamn man in me
Take me back to a date before I was hostile and learned to hate
You promised you would never become,
You promised you would never become,
A storm a blackout replicating the one
The thunder inside him became your life
And you called him your best friend 'til the day you were nine
What is a man, who lays a hand on his lover,
and calls it tough love, tough love
What is a man, who can’t take a stand for his daughter,
and calls it tough love, tough love
Hotel rooms, Bourbon and Bronx, a drifter living life without God
You’ve done it now, you planted a seed.
Now the storm inside you — it swallows her
Baby love, alright
And I know life can be so strange
But I know I can make a change
I’m a white boy that cares for ya
I’m gonna be around for ya,
I’m gonna paint the town for ya,
I’m gonna make a promise to give you everything you want and need,
But she fucked up now,
cause she’s bearing another mouth you can’t feed
Cease production of a destructive breed,
Seek help cause your pride only makes you weak
And what is a man, who lays a hand on his lover,
and calls it tough love, tough love
What is a man,
who can’t take a stand for his daughter (can't take a stand),
and calls it tough love, tough love
Your roots grow in the cracks of the alleys,
college park made you
Man enough to see, man enough to see,
there ain’t a goddamn man in me
(There ain’t a goddamn man in me)