You Don't Choose Family

We've got the same name on the mailbox, but we don't talk unless the silence cracks

You show up on days that look good in a frame, but disappear when things ain't the same

You speak like you know me, but never ask. Throw advice like stones from behind your mask

We come from the same line, that's true, but being born near don't make me close to you

You don't choose family, that's how it goes. Sometimes it's love, sometimes it's just roast

But friends, they come without demand. They show up clean and with dirt on their hands

I didn't pick my blood, but I picked two stays. And they've walked with me through the hardest days

I tried small talk, tried keeping the peace. But what's the point when the warmth is ceased

We smile in photos, but that's just skin. The truth hides deep, not in a grin

So I leaned on the ones who answer late. Showed up drunk, still helped set me straight

We ain't tied by birth or name, but they've held my heart through every flame

You don't choose family, that's built in faith. But sometimes choke more than they relate

And friends, they don't have to, but they do. They stay through storms without asking you

I didn't pick my blood, but I picked my crew. And they've loved me better than some ever knew

Blood is a start, not a promise or chain. If it burns, you walk through the flame

Roots don't mean a thing if they never grew. Sometimes the strongest ones choose you

You don't choose family, that's what they say. But you can choose who stays anyway

Friends like that, they're rare and true. And I'm proud I chose the ones I knew

I didn't pick my blood, but I picked my crew. And they feel like home more than some ever do

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