Been a Long Time Comin' Lyrics

It's been a long time comin'
This chance to tell the truth
You tortured us with your words and deeds
You cut short my youth
Many things that you taught me
Some even by design
But I saw right through your ruse
Although I was going blind

I could never seem to reconcile
What makes a man act that way?
It was drink that brought the coward to the front
So Mama said we couldn't stay
Sometimes you were hard on me just to teach me to survive
But when you were so cruel and mean, made me wish you weren't alive

I think about all the sadness that you dealt
But there were good times too
There'd be laughter and there'd be joy from your heart
You weren't just evil through and through
Was your anger and your bitterness
Your way to deal with despair
The loss of a child so young
To make us pay just wasn't fair

You can hide behind your bottle
And you can hide behind the lies
But you can't, no you can't hide from me no more
The struggle's over, there is no prize