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
Yeah, when I was still your golden boy
Back before you went away
I remember 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’s so hard to reach
Oh!
Father of mine
Tell me where did you go?
Yeah, 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
Doin' 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
(Then he walked away)
Daddy gave me a name
My daddy gave me a name
(Then he walked away)
Daddy gave me a name
(Then he walked away)
My daddy gave me a name
Oh yeah
Yeah
Daddy gave me a name
Daddy gave me a name
(Then he walked away)
Daddy gave me a name
(Then he walked away)
My daddy gave me a name
Yeah
Yeah
Oh yeah
Father of mine
Tell me where have you been?
Yeah, I just closed by 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’ll never let her know
All the pain I have known
(Then he walked away)
Daddy gave me a name
(Then he walked away)
My daddy gave me a name
(Then he walked away)
My daddy gave me a name
(Then he walked away)
My daddy gave me a name
(Then he walked away)
Yeah
(Then he walked away)
Yeah
(Then he walked away)
Oh yeah
playing this on the worst day of the year, fathers day. never knew my deadbeat father, grew up too poor to even care. 50 years later, the pain is still there. time never heals. i dont have long anyway.
“I will never be safe, I will never be sane, I will always be weird inside, I will always be lame.” Such a great line. I think it describes a lot of us here. It’s hard to describe to people who can’t relate.But at least we’re not the only one.
This song makes me think of my husband. He hasnt seen his dad since he was 4, and he has his dads name, he's a Jr. We have a daughter and he's such a great father to her
"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"
Damn, this part makes me tear up every damn time.
Dad, sometimes I wonder if you think about me. I still think about you. Everything I worked hard for, this life I built was without any help from you. I know you'll never be proud of me because nothing was ever enough for you. I don't need your approval. I'm fine without you.
My ex took my son from me and has refused to let me see him. Judges are crooked. So I cant use the legal Avenue. I hope he never believes I left him. Miss him more every day
My father left when I was 6 ... on Fridays he said he was coming to get me, I use to wait on that porch packed and ready for hours until my mom made me come in, he never came...I had a son at 19, I left his mother when he was 12 but kept him,I’m now 45 years old and he still lives with me