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 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


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 daddy gave me a name
Then he walked away Daddy gave me a name
Then he walked away My daddy he gave me a name
Tell me where have you been Yea 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 that I’m a grown man
With a child of my own And I swear I'm not gonna 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    (sing365)

A scathing attack on deadbeat dads. It was based on lead singer Art Alexakis' father. He says it is one of the very few songs he has written that is autobiographical. 

 Alexakis told us: "My feelings for my father haven't necessarily changed, but my feelings about myself after writing that song have been much better. It was kind of a catharsis to put those feelings into words, it's a way for me to get things out of my system.          (songfacts)