You didn't choose them, but, for good and bad, your family will have a permanent influence on your life. From "Father of Mine," by Everclear: "Daddy gave me a name/Then he walked away."
All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes
They're all I can see
He was standin' in the door
I was standin' in the rain
With the same hot blood burnin' in our veins
Adam raised a Cain
I can't believe what God has done
Through us He's given life to one
But isn't she lovely made from love
She holds the hand that holds her down
She will ... rise above
Don't call me daughter, not fit to
I don't need no one to tell me about Heaven
I look at my daughter, and I believe