Father Of Mine - Everclear

Father of mine 
Tell me where have you been 
You know I just closed my eyes 
My whole world disappeared 
Father of mine 
Take me back to the day 
When I was still your golden boy 
Back before you went away 

I remember the blue skies 
Walking the block 
I loved it when you held me high 
I loved to hear you talk 
You would take me to the movie 
You would take me to the beach 
You would take me to a place inside 
That is so hard to reach 

Father of mine 
Tell me where did you go 
You had the world inside your hand 
But you did not seem to know 
Father of mine 
Tell me what do you see 
When you look back at your wasted life 
And you don't see me 

I was ten years old 
Doing all that I could 
It wasn't easy for me 
To be a scared white boy 
In a black neighborhood 
Sometimes you would send me a birthday card 
With a five dollar bill 
I never understood you then 
And I guess I never will 

Daddy gave me a name 
My dad he gave me a name 
Then he walked away 
Daddy gave me a name 
Then he walked away 
My dad gave me a name 

Father of mine 
Tell me where have you been 
I just closed my eyes 
And the world disappeared 
Father of mine 
Tell me how do you sleep 
With the children you abandoned 
And the wife I saw you beat 

I will never be safe 
I will never be sane 
I will always be weird inside 
I will always be lame 
Now I'm a grown man 
With a child of my own 
And I swear I'm not going to let her know 
All the pain I have known 

Then he walked away 
Daddy gave me a name 
Then he walked away 
My dad gave me a name 
Then he walked away 
Daddy gave me a name 
Then he walked away 
My dad gave me a name 
Then he walked away