Long Line of Pain - Amos Lee

I'm coming from a long line of pain 
My family suffered greatly for my gain 
And I think a lot about 
How my daddy died 
So I would not live with it 

And his heart lives in my song 
And the melody comes 
And just as quickly the melody is gone 
I'm back alone, far from home 

Now my mamma's all alone 
I try to call her and see her when I'm home 
And after all that she's been through 
Oh the doctor say: "There ain't nothing we can do" 

And her heart lives in my song 
And the melody comes 
And just as quickly the melody is gone 
I'm back alone, far from home 

There's a bird outside my window 
Who takes the song where he goes 
And leaves it there 
Like a dead man's rocking chair 

And tonight I'm feeling lost and 
Headin' down the highway out to Boston 
I get the sense I might lose it 
I thank God tonight for the luck I got in music 

'Cause my heart lives in this song 
But the melody comes 
And just as quickly, the melody is gone 
I'm back alone, far from home