You complain about your wife
I hear you out, don't say a word
This goes on every time
I guess you just want to be heard

Because I know she never listens
I see where you're coming from
After living some time with her
I start to complain along

Her stream of negativity
Is getting very annoying
You listen and agree
tell me I should just ignore it

But when I'm voicing my frustrations
You ask me where it's coming from
I call you out on all your words
You say it's my imagination
Now you never had my back
like I thought that you would
I thought that I could trust you
But clearly I misunderstood

So you're standing by your woman
and you say she's trusting you
But I know what you're thinking
And I know what you do

She doesn't know about the issues
you told me you have with her
You're acting innocent
you're just afraid of getting burned

You drag your daughter in your wars
because you're getting really scared
You tell her you'd end up divorced
if she knew how you try to save your ass

But when I'm voicing my frustrations
Oh you're acting so surprised
So your wife comes asking 'bout it
and you say I'm spreading lies
Now you never had my back
like I thought that you would
I thought that I could trust you
but clearly I misunderstood

I've got a can of worms on you
that I can always open up
Let's see how psycho she will be
when she hears what you think of her

Haven't said a word yet now
'cause you're making my girl pay
How can she really help it
It's your wife who you betray

At least I can sleep at night
Because I've always told the truth
Yet when you talk to your wife
you can't say the same, can you?

Born in the USA
now it's as if you're born to run
You wait on your sunny day
but wound up dancing in the dark

I guess I'll find my satisfaction
that I've never played your game
And that when it all comes down to it
Karma finds it's way

Oh yeah I'm voicing my frustrations
Don't you dare to act surprised
And now your wife will ask about it
'cause she found out that you have lied
Oh I'll never have your back again
You tell me why I should
Your wife thought she could trust you
but clearly everyone misunderstood

MOTIVATION

Although written in May 2012 most of the inspiration for the lyrics came from things which had happened over the past year. The constant lack of support my fiancée had from her dad whenever her mom threw a hissy fit was a thing I didn't understand. Sure, you can back your wife up but when actions get so retarded I often felt it was time he'd actually say what he thought as opposed to pretending he was on her side.

After we'd been on a vacation together and an entire group of friends that joined us had been bothered by his wife's behavior but also his lack of standing up for himself people started talking. He'd been vocal about his frustrations towards his wife as well, but when I confronted him with this he ran to his wife claiming I was a liar and no such thing ever happened, even though his kids know he did and probably does it on a weekly basis.

He's complained about everything. Her driving skills, her obsession with collecting bootlegs, her pretending how she knows so much, her relationship with her mom "What she doesn't get is that she's very much like her mom", and the list goes on. My fiancée never, ever would get the support she wanted from her dad because he was way too busy saving his own ass. And as soon as more details leaked on how people had been bothered they'd deny everything to eachother and bitched to my fiancee asking how she could reveal such details while a lot of it is blatantly obvious once you hang with them for a few days, let alone an entire vacation.

There is no honesty in their relationship. To outsiders they look the happiest couple on earth but on vacation everyone slowly realized what it was mostly about. Everyone had to please his wife, or all hell would break lose, no matter how ridiculous the things his wife did were. He'd back her up anyway, even though he'd confirmed to me how he was as frustrated as everyone else.

EXPLANATION

"You tell her you'd end up divorced" refers to my fiancee telling me that her dad once picked her up and said her mom would divorce him would she tell her mother that dad picked her up. Way to go dad, great parenting. No pressure on your child at all.

"You listen and agree but tell me I should just ignore it" refers to us stopping at a gas station, me and her dad both getting out of the car and then her dad telling me that my appreciation for his patience towards his wife surely must have grown now. I told him no, but said that her stream of negativity was starting to wear off on the rest of the group. He told me to ignore it, it's what he'd been doing for his entire life now.

"I've got a can of worms" refers to the numerous times he spoke about his wife in a way his wife would never appreciate. The endless list of complaints he only confirmed when his wife wouldn't be around, ridiculing her with his kids, until his wife would come in, then he'd suddenly be on the same page with her again, even when his wife would punish the children or be rude to them beyond what's acceptable. He let his wife start an entire war to which he didn't agree with yet never stood up to, this hurting his daughter more than what should be acceptable. He rather saved his own ass than the ones from his children.