When it's family, you forgive them for they know not what they do
  When it's family, you accept them, 'cause you have no choice but to
  When it's family, they're a mirror of the worst and best in you
  And they always put you to the test
  And you always try to do your best
  And just pray for God to do the rest, when it's family
  Some are preachers, some are gay
  Some are addicts, drunks and strays
  But not a one is turned away, when it's family
  Some are lucky, others ain't
  Some are fighters, others faint
  Winners, losers, sinners, saints, it's all family
  
  And when it's family you trust them and your heart's an open door
  When it's family, you tolerate what you'd kill others for
  When it's family, you love and hate and take, then give some more
  Somehow you justify mistakes, try to find some better way
  To solve the problems day to day, in the family
  
  You take the trouble as it comes and love them more than anyone
  Good or bad or indifferent, it's still family
  You choose your lovers, you pick your friends
  Not the family that you're in, nah
  They'll be with you 'til the end, 'cause it's family
  
  And when it's family, you forgive them for they know not what they do
  When it's family, they're a mirror of the worst and best in you
  When it's family, when it's family
  Let me be all that I should be to the family