A Family Tie - Maura O'Connell

Her husband is a decent man

Kind as anyone you know

But whiskey got a hold of him

And won’t let go and even though

She hates him when he’s stumbling

Her heart still breaks his fall

It is a family tie, it’s just a family tie

It is a family tie that binds

Their child who they have loved so much

Still has somehow lost his way

He causes them such trouble

Every day and you might say

How many times can you forgive?

Well, I cannot count that high

It’s just a family tie, it is a family tie

It is a family tie that binds

It is the very best of gifts God gave

You have it with you from the cradle to the grave

It is a family tie, just a family tie

It is a family tie that binds